Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-312

As amended through October 15, 2024

Rule 6-312 - Bonds

(a) Form of Personal Representative's Bond.

(b) Form of Nominal Bond.

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

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(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:

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(d)Enforcement. The liability of a surety on a bond may be enforced pursuant to Rule 1-404.

Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-312

Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. 1/1/1991. Amended May 14, 1992, eff. 7/1/1992; 2/10/1998, eff. 7/1/1998; 5/9/2000, eff. 7/1/2000; 9/17/2015, eff. 1/1/2016.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2000 Orders

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

2015 Orders

The September 17, 2015, order, added lines to the form for an attorney's facsimile number and e-mail address.

Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 6-102.