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Cross reference: Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §3-203.
(b) Time Limitation for Making Election
An election to take a statutory share shall be filed
within seven the later of nine months after the date of the
decedent’s death or six months after the date of the first
appointment of a personal representative under a will, unless
extended pursuant to this Rule.
(c) Extension of Time for Making Election
Within the period for making an election, the surviving
spouse may file with the court a petition for an extension of
time. The petitioner shall deliver or mail a copy of the petition
to the personal representative. For good cause shown, the court
may grant extensions not to exceed three months at a time,
provided each extension is granted before the expiration of the
period originally prescribed or extended by a previous order.
The court may rule on the petition without a hearing or, if time
permits, with a hearing.
If an extension is granted without a hearing, the register
shall serve notice on the personal representative and such other
persons as the court may direct. The notice shall be in the
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