Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 6-307
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 6-307, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§6–307.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) The appointment of a personal representative who has been appointed by administrative probate is terminated by a timely request for judicial probate.
(2) The validity of an act performed by the person as personal representative is not affected by this termination.
(b) Subject to an order in the proceeding for judicial probate, a personal representative appointed previously has the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the judicial probate proceeding.
(c) A person, whose appointment as a personal representative is terminated by a request for judicial probate, may be reappointed.
(d) The appointment of a personal representative is reinstated on a dismissal or withdrawal of a request for judicial probate.
(2) The validity of an act performed by the person as personal representative is not affected by this termination.
(b) Subject to an order in the proceeding for judicial probate, a personal representative appointed previously has the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the judicial probate proceeding.
(c) A person, whose appointment as a personal representative is terminated by a request for judicial probate, may be reappointed.
(d) The appointment of a personal representative is reinstated on a dismissal or withdrawal of a request for judicial probate.
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