REAL PROPERTY – Real property is more commonly referred to a real estate, such as a home or a building or simply undeveloped land.

REGISTER OF WILLS - A public official and office responsible for managing the process of Probating a Will and administering a decedent's Estate, acting as the clerk of the Orphans' Court. Their duties include maintaining records of wills and Estate proceedings, collecting Inheritance Taxes, appointing Personal Representatives, auditing Estate Accounts, and providing a service for the safekeeping of Wills from living individuals.

REGULAR ESTATE - A Regular Estate is an Estate with total probate assets of $50,000 or more.  If the decedent’s spouse is the only heir, then that threshold is $100,000 or more.  Regular Estates require full administration.

RESIDENT AGENT - A designated individual or entity responsible for receiving official documents on behalf of an Estate.  If a Personal Representative resides outside of the State of Maryland, they must appoint a Resident Agent who resides in the State of Maryland.

RESIDUARY DISTRIBUTIONS – Distributions of remaining Estate assets, after any Bequests, made from an Estate to Heirs.

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST - Also known as a Living Trust, a Revocable Living Trust is a Trust that is established and may be changed, modified, or revoked, during the lifetime of the Grantor(s).  Living Trusts are often employed by individuals in order to avoid having to Probate an Estate as assets whose ownership is conveyed into a Living Trust prior to death are generally not subject to the Probate process as they are technically not owned by the decedent upon death.

RULES OF INTESTACY – The Rules of Intestacy dictate to whom the Residuary Distributions of an Estate shall be made if the decedent died without a Will.