RULE 6-351. CONVERSION TO SMALL ESTATE PROCEEDING
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RULE 6-351. CONVERSION TO SMALL ESTATE PROCEEDING
When an estate has been opened under this Chapter that may be administered under the small estate proceedings, the personal representative, at any time before the filing of an initial account, may file a Petition for Administration of a Small Estate, reciting the existence of the proceeding under this Chapter. The estate shall thereafter be administered under the provisions of Chapter 200 of this Title except that the Notice of Appointment prescribed by Rule 6-209 shall not be published if the Notice of Appointment prescribed by Rule 6-311 has been published one or more times in the proceeding under this Chapter, and the periods set forth in Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 8-103 for filing objections to an appointment and presenting claims against the estate shall govern.
Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 5-601(b).
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[Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.]
MD Rules, Rule 6-351, MD R DEC EST Rule 6-351
Current with amendments received through May 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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