Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-302

As amended through October 15, 2024

Rule 6-302 - Proceedings for Judicial Probate

(a) Service of Petition. A copy of a petition for judicial probate (Rule 6-301(a) ) shall be served by the petitioner on the personal representative, if any.

Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 5-401.

(b) Notice of Judicial Probate. Promptly after receiving the names and addresses of the interested persons, the register shall send by first-class mail, return service requested, to each interested person a Notice of Judicial Probate. The register shall publish the notice once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where judicial probate is requested. The notice shall be in the following form:

[CAPTION]

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL PROBATE

To all Persons Interested in the above estate:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by _____________________________________________ for judicial probate of the will dated _____________________________________________ (and codicils, if any, dated _____________________________________________ ) and for the appointment of a personal representative. A hearing will be
held	on
(place)
	at
_____________________	_____________________ __________________
(date)	(time)

This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills.

____________________________________

Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §§ 1-103(a) and 5-403.

(c) Hearing. The court shall hold a hearing on the petition for judicial probate and shall take any appropriate action.

Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 5-404.

(d) Notice of Appointment. After a personal representative has been appointed and if no Notice of Appointment has been published, notice shall be in the form as set forth in Rule 6-311 and published as set forth in Rule 6-331(a).

Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 5-403.

Md. R. Estate Settlem. 6-302

Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. 1/1/1991. Amended Dec. 10, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997; 6/20/2017, eff. 8/1/2017.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2017 Orders

The August 1, 2017 order, in (b) deleted a certain time period and added the word "promptly, deleted language referring to a certain obligation of the estate, and replaced service by certified mail with service by "first-class mail, return service requested.