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REPORTER’S NOTE
The Rules Committee recommends a reorganization of Rule 6-
122 to include a section pertaining to limited orders, which are
already in use in many jurisdictions. To effectuate this change,
amendments to section (a) are proposed that add (1) a new column
listing “limited orders” as a choice on the petition which would
now be titled as “Petition,” instead of “Petition for Probate,”
and (2) a new listing in the “wherefore” clause at the end of the
initial petition. New sections (c) and (d) and the pertinent
forms pertaining to limited orders are added.
Allan Gibber, Esq., a consultant to the Probate/Fiduciary
Subcommittee, has noted that in many cases, the Registers of
Wills are not able to close an estate because the personal
representative has not indicated whether all of the claims have
been paid and whether distribution of the estate has been made.
The language added to section (a), Schedule B, before the
affirmation clause, requires the personal representative to
represent that he or she has performed all of the necessary
duties, so that the Register can close an estate after the
expiration of the time for filing claims. The language in the
new paragraph is derived from section (a) of Rule 6-211,
Proceedings After Publication.
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