Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-311

As amended through September 13, 2024

Rule 6-311 - Notice of Appointment

(a) Form of Notice. The petitioner shall file with the register, in duplicate, a notice of appointment in the following form:

	______________________________
(FILE IN DUPLICATE)	______________________________
	______________________________
	(name and address of attorney)
	NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
	NOTICE TO CREDITORS
	NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS	Estate No. _______

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF __________.

Notice is given that __________ (name and address) was on __________ (date) appointed personal representative of the estate of __________ who died on __________ (date), (with) (without) a will.

Notice is given that __________________________ (name and address) was on __________ (date) appointed personal representative of the estate of ____________________ who died on ________ (date), (with) (without) a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent's will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the __________ day of _________________________ (month), __________ (year).

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:

(1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, or

(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

	_______________________
	_______________________
	_______________________
	Personal Representative(s)
	True Test Copy
	Name and Address of Register of Wills for___________________

	Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: ____________________

(b) Modification of Form. If the initial appointment is made under judicial probate, this form may be modified to delete reference to the notice of the right to object to the appointment of the personal representative or to the probate of the decedent's will, as applicable. If there was a prior small estate proceeding, the form shall be modified to state that fact. If the initial appointment was made more than six months after the decedent's death, the form may be modified to eliminate the reference to persons having a claim against the estate.

Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-311

Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. 1/1/1991. Amended May 14, 1992, eff. 7/1/1992; 12/8/1992; 2/10/1998, eff. 7/1/1998; 5/9/2000, eff. 7/1/2000; amended March 30, 2021, eff. 7/1/2021.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2000 Orders

The May 9, 2000, order, in section (a), in the form, deleted the prefix "19" in the year.

Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §§ 7-103 and 8-104; Rule 6-401.