Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-126

As amended through October 15, 2024

Rule 6-126 - Waiver or Consent

(a) Generally. A person may waive the right to any notice or may consent to any matter. The waiver or consent shall set forth the specific matter that is the subject of the waiver or consent, shall be signed, and shall be filed with the register and served on the personal representative. A person may revoke a waiver or consent at any time by filing a revocation with the register and serving it on the personal representative. The revocation shall have prospective effect only.

(b) Form of Waiver. A waiver of notice shall be filed with the register in the following form:

[CAPTION]

WAIVER OF NOTICE

I waive notice that would otherwise be required by law or rule to be sent to me in this estate regarding the matters indicated:

[ ]	Notice of Judicial Probate	[ ]	Notice of Removal of Personal Representative

[ ]	Register's Notice to Interested Persons	[ ]	Notice of Petition for Termination of Personal Representative's Appointment

[ ]	Notice of Proposed Payment to Personal Representative	[ ]	Notice of Filing of Account

[ ]	Notice of Proposed Payment to Attorney	[ ]	Notice of Petition for Partition or Sale of Real Property

[ ]	Notice of Personal Representative's Intention to Resign	[ ]	Other: __________________
			__________________
			(describe specifically)

By signing this waiver, I understand that it will not be necessary for the personal representative or any other person required to do so to give notice to me of any of the matters indicated above.

I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM GIVING UP THE IMPORTANT RIGHT TO BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THE ESTATE AS TO THE MATTERS INDICATED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY FILE WITH THE REGISTER A REVOCATION OF THIS WAIVER OF NOTICE BUT THE REVOCATION WILL APPLY ONLY AFTER IT IS FILED AND SERVED ON THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.

Date:_______________________	___________________________
	(Signature)

___________________________
Attorney

___________________________
Address

___________________________
___________________________
Telephone Number

___________________________
Facsimile Number

___________________________
E-mail Address

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on this	__________________	day of	__________,	__________,
			(month)	(year)

I delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, a copy of the this Waiver of Notice to____________

__________________________________________________________________,

(name and address)

Personal Representative.

	________________________________
	(Signature)

Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-126

Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. 1/1/1991. Amended May 9, 2000, eff. 7/1/2000; 9/17/2015, eff. 1/1/2016.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2000 Orders

The May 9, 2000, order, in section (b), in the forms, 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 and modified the language of the Certificate of Service.

Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 1-103(e).