§ 5–402
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 5-402 (2026)
Title 5. Opening the Estate
Subtitle 4. Judicial Probate
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A proceeding for judicial probate shall be instituted at any time before administrative probate or within the period after administrative probate provided by § 5–304 of this title:
(1)
At the request of an interested person;
(2)
By a creditor in the event that there has been no administrative probate;
(3)
If it appears to the court or the register that the petition for administrative probate is materially incomplete or incorrect in any respect;
(4)
If the will has been torn, mutilated, burned in part, or marked in a way as to make a significant change in the meaning of the will; or
(5)
If it is alleged that a will is lost or destroyed.