Rule 6-311. Notice of Appointment

(a) Notice. The petitioner shall file with the register, in duplicate, a notice of appointment in the following form: (FILE IN DUPLICATE) (name and address of attorney) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF __________. Notice is given that __________ (name and address) was on __________ (date) appointed personal representative of the estate of __________ who died on __________ (date), (with) (without) a will. Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney. All interested persons or unpaid claimants having any objection to the appointment of the personal representative shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the ___ day of __________ (6 months from date of appointment), __________ (year). All persons having any objection to the probate of the will of the decedent shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the ___ day of __________ (6 months from date of appointment), __________ (year). Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent's death, or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills. Personal Representative(s) True Test Copy Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: laim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills. Personal Representative(s) True Test Copy Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: (b) Modification of Form. If the initial appointment is made under judicial probate, this form may be modified to delete reference to the notice of the right to object to the appointment of the personal representative or to the probate of the decedent's will, as applicable. If there was a prior small estate proceeding, the form shall be modified to state that fact. If the initial appointment was made more than six months after the decedent's death, the form may be modified to eliminate the reference to persons having a claim against the estate. Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §§ 7-103 and 8-104; Rule 6-401.