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Section 5-201 – Information to Be Furnished in Petition for Probate

    (a)    The petition for probate shall contain all knowledge or information of the petitioner with respect to the items listed in subsection (b) of this section.     (b)    The petition for probate shall state:         (1)    The name, domicile, place, and date of death of the decedent;         (2)    The interest of the person filing the petition;         (3)    The county in which the […]

Section 5-204 – Requests Respecting Bills

    The petition shall contain, as appropriate, a request for one or more of the following acts:         (1)    The probate or recording of a will exhibited with the petition or deposited with the register pursuant to Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article;         (2)    An order directing witnesses to an alleged will to appear and give testimony regarding […]

Section 5-205 – Requests Respecting Personal Representative

    (a)    The petition shall also contain a request for either of the acts provided in this section.     (b)    (1)    The petition shall request the grant of letters to the petitioner, if:             (i)    The petition is filed by all of the persons named as executors in the will of a testate decedent; or             (ii)    The persons in classes higher in the […]

Section 5-206 – Form of Petition

    In a proceeding for administrative or judicial probate the petition for probate shall be in substantially the following form: In the Orphans’ Court for     (or)     , Maryland Before the Register of Wills for in the Estate of:      Estate No.      For: ? Regular Estate – Petition for probate, estate value in excess of $20,000. […]

Section 5-207 – Caveat Proceeding

    (a)    (1)    Regardless of whether a petition for probate has been filed, a verified petition to caveat a will may be filed at any time before the expiration of 6 months following the first appointment of a personal representative under a will, even if there be a subsequent judicial probate or appointment of a personal representative.         (2)    If […]