Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 5-102
Probate of will required to transfer property or nominate personal representative
Effective Oct 1, 2019Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.State of Maryland
- (a) Unless it is admitted to administrative or judicial probate, or recorded as provided in § 5-504 of this title, a will is ineffective to transfer property or to nominate a personal representative.
- (b) Except for a foreign personal representative, a person may not qualify as or exercise the powers and duties of a personal representative unless the person has been appointed administratively or judicially.
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 93, § 5-102.