Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 5-606
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2019
(a) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for all services listed in § 2–206(b)(1) of this article that a register performs in connection with a small estate having a value of no more than $5,000, the register shall receive the fees under subsection (b) of this section instead of the fees under § 2–206(b)(2) of this article.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for all services listed in § 2–206(b)(1) of this article that a register performs in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the fees under § 2–206(b)(2) of this article.
(ii) For a small estate having a value of more than $5,000, the fees under § 2–206 of this article shall apply.
(b) For each additional certificate of letters over 4 furnished in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the additional fee under § 2–206(c) of this article.
(b) Fees for a small estate shall be assessed on the value of the small estate at the following rates: If the Valueof the SmallEstate IsGreater Than But No MoreThan The FeeIs (1)����������–– $����200 $����2 (2) ���$����200 $��5,000 1% of the Value of the Small Estate §5–607.
Except to the extent inconsistent with the letter and the spirit of this subtitle, all other provisions of the estates of decedents law shall be applicable to a small estate.
(c) The register may not receive fees in connection with a small estate in which:
(1) The surviving spouse is the sole legatee or heir and has qualified for administration under this subtitle in accordance with § 5–601(c) of this subtitle; and
(2) The property of the decedent subject to administration in Maryland is established to have a value of $100,000 or less as of the date of death of the decedent.
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