HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  Direct the immediate payment of the
allowable funeral expenses as provided in § 8-106 and the
family allowances provided in § 3-201;

(3)  Direct sale of property as may be necessary
to satisfy expenses and allowances; and

(4)  If it appears that there will be property
remaining after the payments, expenses and allowances, admit
a will to probate and direct that notice be given in
accordance with subsection (b).

(b) (1) If the register directs a proceeding in
accordance with subsection (a) (4), UNLESS NOTICE OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED UNDER
SUBTITLE 3 OR SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS TITLE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
ONE OR MORE TIMES notice shall be given once in the form
required by § 7-103, but the period within which objection
must be made to the action or within which claims must be
filed is 30 days from the date of publication of notice.

(2) IF THE REGISTER DIRECTS A PROCEEDING IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A)(4) AND IF NOTICE OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED UNDER
SUBTITLE 3 OR SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS TITLE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
ONE OR MORE TIMES, THE NOTICE PROVISIONS OF § 7-103 AND THE
TIME LIMITS SPECIFIED THEREIN SHALL APPLY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall apply only to the estates of decedents dying on or
after July 1, 1982.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 779

(House Bill 320)

AN ACT concerning

Estates and Trusts - Small Estates

FOR the purpose of altering the maximum value of a
decedent's estate which may be administered as a small

estate; and excluding certain property from the

valuation of the estate.