2018 Maryland Code
Estates and Trusts
Title 5 - Opening the Estate
Subtitle 6 - Small Estates
§ 5-606. Fees
(a) In general. --
(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.
(ii) For a small estate having a value of more than $ 5,000, the fees under § 2-206 of this article shall apply.
(2) 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) Rates. -- Fees for a small estate shall be assessed on the value of the small estate at the following rates:
If the Value
of the Small
Estate Is But No The Fee
More
Greater Than Than Is
(1) -- $ 200 $ 2
(2) $ 200 $ 5,000 1% of the
Value of
the Small
Estate
