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The Office of the Register of Wills provides public access to the estate case records of the State of Maryland Register of Wills Offices. This information includes decedent's name, case number, date of death, personal representative's name, attorney's name, county of filing, estate type, and estate status.

MD Form 1125, which may also referred to as Application To Fix Inheritance Tax On Non-probate Assets, is a probate form in Maryland. It is used by executors, personal representatives, trustees, guardians & other related parties during the probate & estate settlement process.

One of the most important reasons to make a will is to name your executor -- sometimes called a "personal representative" in Maryland. After your death, your executor's primary job is to protect your property until any debts and taxes have been paid, and then transfer what's left to those who are entitled to it.

If the decedent has a spouse but no living children: Spouse inherits everything. Read the law: Md. Code, Estates and Trusts, § 3?102(a)

Generally, the Intestacy statutes provide for property to be distributed to a decedent's closest living relatives, i.e., to a surviving spouse and children, if there are any; to children in equal shares if there is no surviving spouse; to parents if there are no spouse and children; and so on to more distant relatives.

The petition for a Will of No Estate allows you to file the original will and testament. For example, this can occur if somebody has a last will and testament but all of their assets have been titled during their lifetime or transferred during a lifetime to a trust.