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RULE 6-312. BONDS

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 6. Settlement of Decedents' Estates
Chapter 300. Opening Estates
MD Rules, Rule 6-312
RULE 6-312. BONDS
Currentness
(a) Form of Personal Representative's Bond.
Estate No. _______
BOND OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
As of this __________ day of __________ (month), __________ (year), __________, personal representative of the Estate of __________, as principal and __________ as surety are obligated to the State of Maryland for the benefit of all interested persons and creditors in the sum of __________ Dollars.
As of this __________ day of __________ (month), __________ (year), __________, personal representative of the Estate of __________, as principal and __________ as surety are obligated to the State of Maryland for the benefit of all interested persons and creditors in the sum of _______ Dollars.
If the personal representative shall perform the duties of the office of the personal representative of the estate of the decedent according to law, and in all respects shall discharge the duties without any injury or damage to any person interested in the faithful performance of the office, then the obligation shall be void.
SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
 
__________________________________ (SEAL)
Address
 
__________________________________
Surety: ___________________________(SEAL)
By:
 
 
_________________________________ (SEAL)
Address _______________________________
________________________________
Surety: __________________________(SEAL)
By:
 
Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 6-102.
(b) Form of Nominal Bond.
Estate No. _______
NOMINAL BOND OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
As of this __________ day of __________ (month), __________ (year), _______, personal representative of the Estate of __________ as principal and __________ as surety are obligated to the State of Maryland in the sum of _______ Dollars.
As of this __________ day of __________ (month), __________ (year), __________, personal representative of the Estate of __________ as principal and __________ as surety are obligated to the State of Maryland in the sum of _______ Dollars.
This obligation shall be void if the personal representative pays from the estate the debts due by the decedent, the Maryland inheritance tax, court costs, and registers' fees.
SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
 
__________________________________ (SEAL)
Address
 
__________________________________
Surety: ___________________________(SEAL)
By:
 
 
_________________________________ (SEAL)
Address _______________________________
________________________________
Surety: __________________________(SEAL)
By:
 
(c) Form of Waiver of Bond. Interested persons may waive the giving of a bond, other than the bond required by section (b) of this Rule, by filing their consent in the following form:
[CAPTION]
WAIVER OF BOND
We, interested persons with respect to the Estate of __________, consent that __________ shall serve as personal representative without a bond except as required by law.
DATE
SIGNATURE
NAME (typed or printed)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
____________________
Attorney
____________________
Address
____________________
____________________
Telephone Number
____________________
Facsimile Number
____________________
E-mail Address
WAIVER OF BOND
[CAPTION]
We, interested persons with respect to the Estate of _______, consent that _______ shall serve as personal representative without a bond except as required by law.
NAME
DATE
SIGNATURE
(typed or printed)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney
 
Address
 
 
Telephone Number
(d) Enforcement. The liability of a surety on a bond may be enforced pursuant to Rule 1-404.
Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 6-102.

Credits

[Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended May 14, 1992, eff. July 1, 1992; Feb. 10, 1998, eff. July 1, 1998; May 9, 2000, eff. July 1, 2000; Sept. 17, 2015, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.]
MD Rules, Rule 6-312, MD R DEC EST Rule 6-312
Current with amendments received through October 1, 2023. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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