§ 10-104. Property discovered after estate closed and appointment of personal representative te...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2020
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 10-104
§ 10-104. Property discovered after estate closed and appointment of personal representative terminated
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if property is discovered after an estate has been closed and the appointment of the personal representative has been terminated under § 10-101 of this subtitle, the court, on petition of an interested person and on any notice as the court may direct, may appoint the same or a successor personal representative and make other appropriate orders.
(b) Further proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the estates of decedents law as may be applicable, but no claim previously barred may be asserted in the reopened administration.
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a check payable to a decedent or the estate of a decedent for a sum not exceeding $1,000 is discovered after an estate is closed and the appointment of the personal representative has terminated under § 10-101 of this subtitle, on a verified petition made by an interested person, the court may enter an order authorizing the interested person to indorse and deposit the check into the interested person's bank account for the limited purpose of distributing the funds in accordance with the will or, if the decedent died intestate, in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 1 of this article.
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Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 239, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 240, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 93, § 10-104.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 10-104, MD EST & TRST § 10-104
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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