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§ 5-106. Multiple persons eligible for grant of letters

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Opening the Estate (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 5-106
§ 5-106. Multiple persons eligible for grant of letters
Currentness
Eligible persons within same class
(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and subsection (b) of this section, when there are several eligible persons in a class entitled to letters, the court or register may grant letters to one of them, or to more than one of them, as necessary or convenient for the proper administration of the estate.
(2) Subject to § 5-105 of this subtitle, all personal representatives named in the will or nominated in accordance with a power conferred in the will are entitled to probate.
Eligible persons in different classes
(b) Within classes (3) through (10) of § 5-104 of this subtitle, letters may be granted to two or more persons in different classes provided that the person or class first entitled to letters consents.

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Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 748, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2005, c. 106, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 93, § 5-104.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 5-106, MD EST & TRST § 5-106
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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