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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 5-704

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
(a) After filing an election for modified administration, the personal representative shall:

(1) File a verified final report under modified administration no later than 10 months from the date of appointment instead of filing a formal inventory and account; and

(2) On the request of any interested person, provide a formal inventory and account, as required under Title 7 of this article, to all interested persons.

(b) If the personal representative discovers property of the decedent after the time for filing a verified final report required by subsection (a) of this section, the personal representative shall:

(1) File a verified final report under modified administration with respect to the after-discovered property within 60 days of the discovery of the property; and

(2) Make final distribution of the after-discovered property within 90 days of the discovery of the property.