Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-313

As amended through October 15, 2024
Rule 6-313 - Consent to Appointment of Personal Representative

A consent to the appointment of another person as personal representative shall be in the following form:

[CAPTION]

CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

I,__, the___________________________________________

personal representative named in the will OR I,________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

(state relationship to decedent or other basis for appointment)

ask the court or register to appoint _________________________________________ instead of me to serve as personal representative. I consent to that appointment. I understand that if ______________________________ is so appointed I may not withdraw this consent so long as ________________________________________ remains personal representative, except upon a showing of good cause.

I __________, further

[ ] consent that __________ shall serve as personal representative without a bond, except as required by law, or

[ ] do not consent that __________ shall serve as personal representative without a bond.

DATE

SIGNATURE

NAME (typed or printed)

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

____________________

Attorney

____________________

Address

____________________

____________________

Telephone Number

____________________

Facsimile Number

____________________

E-mail Address

Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-313

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

HISTORICAL NOTES

2015 Orders

The September 17, 2015, order, added the word "I in two places in the consent form, deleted the word "and from the consent form, added lines to the form for an attorney's facsimile number and e-mail address, and added language indicating whether there is consent to waiver of the bond for the personal representative.

Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 5-106(b).