{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-207","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5–207","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Regardless of whether a petition for probate has been filed, a verified petition to caveat a will may be filed at any time before the expiration of 6 months following the first appointment of a personal representative under a will, even if there be a subsequent judicial probate or appointment of a personal representative.\n(2) If a different will is offered subsequently for probate, a petition to caveat the later offered will may be filed at a time within the later to occur of:\n(i) 3 months after the later probate; or\n(ii) 6 months after the first appointment of a personal representative of a probated will.\n(b) (1) If the petition to caveat is filed before the filing of a petition for probate, or after administrative probate, it has the effect of a request for judicial probate.\n(2) If the petition to caveat is filed after judicial probate the matter shall be reopened and a new proceeding held as if only administrative probate had previously been determined.\n(3) In either case described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the provisions of Subtitle 4 of this title apply.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=5-207","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"081d9c496644689e7474ebd8290d4669fff9b9c418ac01ef0041e3c2012fcf4b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-206","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}