Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 6-101
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 6-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
As a condition to a personal representative‘s appointment, the personal representative shall file:
(1) A statement of acceptance of the duties of the office;
(2) Any required bond; and
(3) A written consent to personal jurisdiction in any action brought in the State against the personal representative as personal representative or arising out of the personal representative’s duties, where service of process is effected pursuant to the Maryland Rules at the address of the personal representative shown in the proceedings.