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§ 10-101. Termination of appointment

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Closing Estates (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 10-101
§ 10-101. Termination of appointment
Final approval of final account
(a)(1) The final approval of the final account automatically closes the estate.
(2) If the final account so requests, it also automatically terminates the appointment of the personal representative.
Petition for order to terminate appointment as personal representative
(b)(1) If the appointment is not terminated by the final account, a personal representative may, after the time has passed for presenting claims which arose before the death of the decedent, petition the court for an order to terminate the personal representative's appointment as personal representative.
(2) After notice to all interested persons including creditors who have presented their claims and legatees who have not been paid in full, the court may enter an appropriate order if a written request for a hearing has not been filed within 20 days.

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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.
Formerly Art. 93, § 10-101.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 10-101, MD EST & TRST § 10-101
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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