# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 5. Opening the Estate

### Subtitle 3. Administrative Probate

#### Section 5-303

The register shall assume due execution of the will:

(1) If the will appears to have been duly executed and contains a recital by attesting witnesses of facts constituting due execution; or

(2) If it does not so appear, or if the will does not contain that recital, then upon the verified statement of a person with personal knowledge of the circumstances of execution whether or not the person was in fact an attesting witness.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)