Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5-101
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5-101, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§5–101.
Official statutory text
(a) This subtitle is applicable to the portion of the probate proceeding which relates to the probate of a will, if any, and the grant of letters.
(b) Probate of a will, if any, and the grant of letters, may be accomplished after filing of a petition for probate by:
(1) Administrative probate by the register of wills as described in Subtitle 3 of this title; or
(2) Judicial probate by the court as described in Subtitle 4 of this title.
(b) Probate of a will, if any, and the grant of letters, may be accomplished after filing of a petition for probate by:
(1) Administrative probate by the register of wills as described in Subtitle 3 of this title; or
(2) Judicial probate by the court as described in Subtitle 4 of this title.
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