{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-802","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5–802","heading":"","body":"A petition for admission of a copy of a will may be filed with the court at any time before administrative or judicial probate if:\n(1) The original executed will is alleged to be lost or destroyed;\n(2) A duplicate reproduction of the original executed will, evidencing a copy of the original signatures of the decedent and the witnesses, is offered for admission; and\n(3) All the heirs at law and legatees named in the offered will execute a consent in the manner set forth in § 5–803 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=5-802","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"91f05a668bf0bdcdc8639c307d981d9206edec4d61553b20a1c6ca7b9f17d043","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-801","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}