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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 6-103

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Probate: Proving a will
(a) After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the register.

(b) Letters shall contain:

(1) The name and location of the court or register by whom appointment was made;

(2) The name of the decedent and the personal representative;

(3) The date of the representative’s appointment;

(4) The date of probate of the will admitted to probate in the proceeding;

(5) The signature of the register and the seal of the court; and

(6) The date the certificate was issued.