84                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 11

PROBATE THE PETITION FOR PROBATE SHALL BE IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE FOLLOWING FORM:

IN THE MATTER OF

DECEASED

BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FOR

PETITION FOR PROBATE
THE PETITION OF..................SHOWS:

1.........., THE DECEDENT, WHO RESIDED

AT..........IN............COUNTY, STATE OF..............

DIED AT..............ON.................

2.  THE DECEDENT DIED (WITH) (WITHOUT) A WILL.

3.   PETITIONER IS ENTITLED TO BE APPOINTED PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEDENT'S ESTATE UNDER §5-104 OF
THE ESTATES AND TRUSTS ARTICLE OF THE MARYLAND CODE FOR
THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

..............

.............. ..................................................................................................

4. THIS IS THE PROPER OFFICE IN WHICH TO FILE THE
PETITION BECAUSE:

..............

..............

5. THE PETITIONER HAS MADE A DILIGENT SEARCH FOR A
WILL OF THE DECEDENT AND, TO THE BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE PETITIONER, (THE WILL ACCOMPANYING THIS PETITION

DATED..............IS THE DECEDENT'S LATEST WILL, AND

SAID WILL CAME INTO PETITIONER'S HANDS IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER) (NONE EXISTS):

..............

..............

6. IF THE DECEDENT DIED WITH A WILL, THE NAMES AND
ADDRESSES OF ALL WITNESSES ARE:

..............

..............

7. ALL OTHER PROCEEDINGS REGARDING THE DECEDENT'S