The Maryland Small Estate Notice of Appointment Notice To Creditors Notice To Unknown Heirs is a legal document that is used when a personal representative is appointed to administer a deceased person’s estate. This document is used to provide public notice of the appointment of the personal representative and to provide notice to creditors and unknown heirs of the estate. The document typically contains the deceased person’s name and date of death, the name and address of the personal representative and the court in which the personal representative was appointed, and instructions on how to submit a claim against the estate and how to contest the appointment. The two types of Maryland Small Estate Notice of Appointment Notice To Creditors Notice To Unknown Heirs are the Notice of Appointment of Personal Representative and the Notice to Creditors and Unknown Heirs. The Notice of Appointment of Personal Representative is used to provide public notice of the appointment of the personal representative and includes the name and address of the personal representative and the court in which the personal representative was appointed. The Notice to Creditors and Unknown Heirs is used to provide notice to creditors and unknown heirs of the estate and includes instructions on how to submit a claim against the estate and how to contest the appointment.