Md. Rule 6-413 (2026)

(a) Presentation of Claim.

(1) A claimant may make a claim against the estate, within the time allowed for presenting claims, (A) by serving it on the personal representative, (B) by filing it with the register and serving a copy on the personal representative, or (C) by filing suit. If the claim is filed prior to the appointment of the personal representative, the claimant may file the claim with the register in the county in which the decedent was domiciled or in any county in which the decedent resided on the date of the decedent's death or in which real property or a leasehold interest in real property of the decedent is located.

(2) Except in a small estate proceeding, a claim properly presented under this Rule preserves a claim against property of a trust that was revocable at the death of the decedent-settlor, subject to disallowance pursuant to section (f).

Cross reference: See Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 14.5-508 (b)(1) for preservation of claims against revocable trust property.

(b) Content of Claim. A claim against the decedent's estate shall indicate (1) the basis of the claim, (2) the name and address of the claimant, (3) the amount claimed, (4) if the claim is not yet due, the date when it will become due, (5) if the claim is contingent, the nature of the contingency, and (6) if the claim is secured, a description of the security. Unless the claim is made by filing suit, it shall be verified.

(c) Form of Claim. A claim against a decedent's estate may be filed or made substantially in the following form:

In the Estate of:

Estate No.

Date

CLAIM AGAINST DECEDENT'S ESTATE

The claimant certifies that there is due and owing by the decedent in accordance with the attached statement of account or other basis for the claim the sum of $ __________.

I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the foregoing claim are true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Name of Claimant