Maryland Statutes
Estates and Trusts
Title 7 - Administration of the Estate

Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment

Section 7-101 - Duties of Personal Representative Generally - (a) (1) A personal representative is: (i) A fiduciary; and...

Section 7-102 - Possession and Control of Estate - (a) A personal representative has a right to and shall...

Section 7-103 - Publication of Notice of Appointment; Form - (a) (1) After the appointment of a personal representative, the...

Section 7-103.1 - Notice to Creditors - (a) Promptly after appointment, the personal representative of a decedent’s...

Section 7-104 - Personal Notice to Heirs and Legatees - (a) Not later than 20 days after the appointment of...

Section 7-105 - Filing Revised and Corrected Documents - Whenever a personal representative discovers that a document previously filed...

Subtitle 2 - Inventory and Appraisal

Section 7-201 - Duty to Prepare and File Inventory - (a) Subject to the provisions of § 7–205 of this...

Section 7-202 - Appraisals - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the...

Section 7-203 - Supplemental Inventory; Reappraisal - A personal representative shall make a supplemental inventory or appraisal...

Section 7-204 - Revision of Inventory - (a) At any time before an estate is closed, the...

Section 7-205 - Inventory of Successor Personal Representative - Within 3 months of the date of the appointment of...

Subtitle 3 - Accounting

Section 7-301 - Duty to Account - A personal representative shall file written accounts of the personal...

Section 7-302 - Initial Account - The initial account of the administration of the property of...

Section 7-303 - Subsequent Accounts - After an initial account has been rendered, subsequent accounts, whether...

Section 7-305 - When to Render Accounts - (a) Accounts shall be rendered by the personal representative: (1)...

Section 7-306 - Failure to Render Account - If a personal representative fails to render an account or...

Section 7-307 - Payment of Inheritance Tax - (a) (1) Inheritance taxes with respect to a distribution shall...

Subtitle 4 - Powers of Personal Representative

Section 7-401 - General Powers - (a) (1) In the performance of a personal representative’s duties...

Section 7-402 - Permission of Court to Act - (a) The personal representative may petition the court for permission...

Section 7-403 - Improper Exercise of Power; Breach of Fiduciary Duty - (a) If the exercise of power concerning the estate is...

Section 7-404 - Protection of Person Dealing With Personal Representative - (a) In the absence of actual knowledge or of reasonable...

Subtitle 5 - Notice to Interested Persons of Matters Filed

Section 7-501 - Notice of Filing of Account; Exceptions to Account - (a) Unless waived by the court for good cause shown,...

Section 7-502 - Proposed Payment to Personal Representative or Attorney - (a) (1) The personal representative shall give written notice in...

Subtitle 6 - Compensation and Expenses

Section 7-601 - Compensation of Personal Representative and Special Administrator - (a) (1) A personal representative or special administrator is entitled...

Section 7-602 - Compensation for Services of an Attorney - (a) An attorney is entitled to reasonable compensation for legal...

Section 7-603 - Expenses of Estate Litigation - (a) A personal representative or person nominated as personal representative...

Section 7-604 - Payment of Commissions - (a) Payment of commissions to personal representatives under § 7–601...