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Table of Contents
WHAT IS AN ESTATE?
DO I NEED TO PROBATE AN ESTATE IN MARYLAND?
WHAT IF THE DECEDENT DIDN’T LEAVE A WILL?
WHO SHOULD PROBATE AN ESTATE?
WHAT IS A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE?
WHAT DOES A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE DO?
CAN AN ESTATE HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE?
WHAT IF THE DECEDENT ALSO HAD A TRUST?
HOW DO I DETERMINE WHICH ASSETS TO PROBATE?
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ESTATES?
HOW DO I GET APPOINTED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ESTATE?
WHAT MUST A PETITIONER SUBMIT WITH THEIR PETITION FOR PROBATE?
SHOULD I HIRE AN ESTATES & TRUSTS PROBATE ATTORNEY TO ASSIST ME?
WHERE AND HOW DO I FILE MY PETITION AND OTHER PROBATE DOCUMENTS?
IS A DOMESTIC PARTNER TREATED AS A SPOUSE FOR MARYLAND PROBATE?
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ALL OF MY DOCUMENTS AND PETITION ARE FILED WITH THE REGISTER OF WILLS?
WHAT SHOULD I DO ONCE I AM APPOINTED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ESTATE?
WHY DOES AN ESTATE NEED AN EIN NUMBER AND HOW DOES A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OBTAIN AN EIN NUMBER FOR THE ESTATE?
DOES AN ESTATE NEED TO FILE A TAX RETURN?
CAN A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE BE REMOVED?
CAN A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE GIFT ESTATE ASSETS?
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN A SMALL ESTATE VERSUS A REGULAR ESTATE?
HOW LONG MUST AN ESTATE REMAIN OPEN?
CAN A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TAKE A FEE OR COMMISSION FOR THEIR WORK PROBATING AN ESTATE?
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO ASSIST WITH PROBATE OF AN ESTATE?
WHAT ARE THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF DEALING WITH DEBTS, CLAIMS AND CREDITORS?
WHEN ARE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS DUE IN A REGULAR ESTATE?
IS AN ESTATE REQUIRED TO PAY A PROBATE FEE IN MARYLAND?
HOW DO I PREPARE AN ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT FOR THE ESTATE?
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT IN AN ESTATE?
WHEN DO I CLOSE THE ESTATE AND DISTRIBUTE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES?
CAN MINORS INHERIT FROM AN ESTATE?
WHAT IS A DISTRIBUTION-IN-KIND FROM A PROBATE ESTATE?
WHAT IS THE MARYLAND AND FEDERAL ESTATE TAX?
WHAT IS THE MARYLAND INHERITANCE TAX?
WHAT LESSONS DOES ONE LEARN AS A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ESTATE?