Md. Rule 6-208 (2026)

The order entered by the register shall be in the following form:

[CAPTION]

ORDER FOR SMALL ESTATE

Upon the foregoing Petition, it is this ___ day of

______________, __________, by the Register of Wills ordered that:

(month)

(year)

1. The estate of __________ shall be administered as a small estate.

2. __________ shall serve as personal representative.

3. The personal representative shall pay fees due the register, expenses of administration, allowable funeral expenses, and statutory family allowances, and, if necessary, sell property of the decedent in order to pay them.

4. The will dated __________ (including codicils, if any, dated __________ ) accompanying the petition is:

[ ] admitted to probate; or

[ ] retained on file only.

5. Publication is:

[ ] not required; or

[ ] required and Notice of Appointment shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of appointment.

6. When publication is required, the personal representative shall, subject to the statutory order of priorities and the resolution of disputed claims by the parties or by the court: (a) pay all proper claims, expenses, and allowances not previously paid; (b) if necessary, sell property of the estate in order to do so; and (c) distribute the remaining property of the estate in accordance with the will or, if none, with the intestacy laws of this State.

Register of Wills

THIS ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS.

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on this

___

day of

_______________

,

,

(month)

(year)

I delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, a copy of the foregoing Order to

,

(name and address)

Personal Representative.

Register of Wills

Credits

[Adopted June 28, 1990, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended May 14, 1992, eff. July 1, 1992; May 9, 2000, eff. July 1, 2000; April 5, 2005, eff. July 1, 2005; June 7, 2011, eff. July 1, 2011.]