Section 5-104 - Order of right to lettersIn granting letters in administrative or judicial probate, or in appointing a successor personal representative, or a special administrator as provided in Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article, the court and register shall observe the following order of priority, with any person in any one of the following paragraphs considered as a class:
(1) The personal representatives named in a will admitted to probate;(2) The personal representatives nominated in accordance with a power conferred in a will admitted to probate;(3) The surviving spouse, registered domestic partner, and children of an intestate decedent, or the surviving spouse of a testate decedent;(4) The residuary legatees;(5) The children of a testate decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;(6) The grandchildren of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;(7) Subject to §§ 3-111 and 3-112 of this article, the parents of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;(8) The brothers and sisters of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;(9) Other relations of the decedent who apply for administration;(10) The largest creditor of the decedent who applies for administration;(11) Any other person having a pecuniary interest in the proper administration of the estate of the decedent who applies for administration; orAmended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 647, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.