Section 7-604 - Payment of commissions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-604. Payment of commissions.
 

(a)  Procedure.- Payment of commissions to personal representatives under § 7-601 of this subtitle, and attorney's fees under § 7-602 of this subtitle may be made without court approval if: 

(1) Each creditor, who has filed a claim that is still open, and all interested persons consent in writing to the payment; 

(2) The combined sum of the payments of commissions and attorney's fees does not exceed the amounts provided in § 7-601 of this subtitle; and 

(3) The signed written consent form states the amounts of the payments and is filed with the register of wills. 

(b)  Payments as expenses.- When rendering accounts, the personal representative shall designate any payment made under this section as an expense. 
 

[1997, ch. 693.]