Orphans’ Courts of Maryland

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The Orphans’ Courts of Maryland are specialized probate courts that oversee the administration of estates, wills, and guardianships within the state’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf probate court system ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Maryland
country United States ⓘ
electionProcess judges generally elected by county voters ⓘ
employs judges of the Orphans’ Court ⓘ
governedBy Maryland Code, Estates and Trusts Article ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Code

Maryland Constitution ⓘ
governs appointment of personal representatives ⓘ
approval of accounts in estates ⓘ
approval of distributions in estates ⓘ
settlement of decedents’ estates ⓘ
supervision of personal representatives ⓘ
hasLegalAuthorityOver administration of estates ⓘ
guardianships of minors ⓘ
guardianships of property ⓘ
probate matters ⓘ
wills ⓘ
hasPart Orphans’ Court for Allegany County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Anne Arundel County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Baltimore City ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Calvert County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Caroline County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Carroll County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Cecil County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Charles County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Dorchester County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Frederick County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Garrett County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Harford County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Howard County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Kent County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Montgomery County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Queen Anne’s County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Somerset County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for St. Mary’s County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Talbot County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Washington County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Wicomico County ⓘ
Orphans’ Court for Worcester County ⓘ
jurisdiction original jurisdiction in probate matters ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of Maryland ⓘ
replacedByInSomeCounties Circuit Court sitting as Orphans’ Court ⓘ

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Judiciary Department (Maryland) → hasPart → Orphans’ Courts of Maryland ⓘ
subject linked to: Judiciary Department
Judiciary of Maryland → hasComponent → Orphans' Courts of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Circuit Court for Cecil County → hearsAppealsFrom → Orphans' Court of Cecil County (in certain matters) ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Baltimore City ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Howard County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Frederick County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Worcester County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Allegany County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Kent County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Queen Anne’s County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Caroline County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → hasPart → Orphans’ Court for Somerset County ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland
Orphans’ Courts of Maryland → replacedByInSomeCounties → Circuit Court sitting as Orphans’ Court ⓘ
linked to: Orphans’ Courts of Maryland