§ 5–204
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 5-204 (2026)
Title 5. Opening the Estate
Subtitle 2. Commencement of Proceeding
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The petition shall contain, as appropriate, a request for one or more of the following acts:
(1)
The probate or recording of a will exhibited with the petition or deposited with the register pursuant to Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article;
(2)
An order directing witnesses to an alleged will to appear and give testimony regarding its execution;
(3)
An order requiring a person alleged to have custody of a will to deliver it to the court;
(4)
An order directing all interested persons to show cause why the provisions of a lost or destroyed will should not be admitted to probate as expressed in the petition;
(5)
A finding that the decedent died intestate; and
(6)
Other relief that the petitioner may consider appropriate.