WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

FOR the purpose of altering time limitations on presentation of

creditor's claims against an a decedent's estate by

providing for requiring claims to be filed within a certain
time period after the first delivery to the creditor of

actual notice of the appointment of a personal

representative or from the death of the decedent; altering
the time period within which objection must be made to
actions in proceedings involving small estates during which
a personal representative's initial administration account
must be filed; altering the time during which a surviving
spouse may exercise his right to take an elective share;
making this Act an emergency measure; and generally relating
to limitations on creditor's claims against an estate.

FOR the purpose of requiring a personal representative of an
estate to provide actual notice of the appointment as
personal representative to certain creditors; specifying the
form of the notice; requiring the personal representative to
follow certain procedures under certain circumstances;
providing for certain immunity from personal liability for
personal representatives under certain circumstances;
providing for certain time limitations for certain creditors
to file claims under certain circumstances; making this Act
an emergency measure; and generally relating to providing
notice to creditors of estates.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments ,

Article - Estates and Trusts
Section 1-103(a) and 7-103
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Estates and Trusts

Section 2-211(e), 3-206(a) 5-503, 5-603, 5-604, 7-101(c),

7-103, and 7-305(a), 8-101(a), 8-102(b), 8-103,

8-104(c), and 8-108(a) and 8-103(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Estates and Trusts

Section 7-103.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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