§ 7-601 Compensation of personal representative and special administrator
§ 7-602 Compensation for services of an attorney
§ 7-603 Expenses of estate litigation
§ 7-604 Payment of commissions

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Terms Used In Maryland Code > ESTATES AND TRUSTS > Title 7 > Subtitle 6 - Compensation and Expenses

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.