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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE
TITLE 6 - SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS’ ESTATES
CHAPTER 400 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
AMEND Rule 6-454 to add a cross reference to Code, Estates
and Trusts Article, §12-701, as follows:
Rule 6-454. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION
(a) Appointment of Special Administrator
When necessary to protect property before the appointment
and qualification of a personal representative or before the
appointment of a successor personal representative following a
vacancy in the position of personal representative, the court
shall enter an order appointing a special administrator. The
appointment may be initiated by the court or the register or upon
the filing of a petition by an interested person, a creditor, the
personal representative of a deceased personal representative, or
the person appointed to protect the estate of a personal
representative under a legal disability.
(b) Contents of Petition
A petition for appointment of a special administrator
shall contain a brief description of the property requiring
protection, a statement setting forth the necessity for the
appointment before the appointment of a personal representative
and, when appropriate, the reasons for the delay in the
appointment of a personal representative.
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