§ 5-104
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§5–104.
In granting letters in administrative or judicial probate, or in appointing a successor personal representative, or a special administrator as provided in Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article, the court and register shall observe the following order of priority, with any person in any one of the following paragraphs considered as a class:
(1)The personal representatives named in a will admitted to probate;
(2)The personal representatives nominated in accordance with a power conferred in a will admitted to probate;
(3)The surviving spouse, registered domestic partner, and children of an intestate decedent, or the surviving spouse of a testate decedent;
(4)The residuary legatees;
(5)The children of a testate decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;
(6)The grandchildren of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;
(7)Subject to §§ 3–111 and 3–112 of this article, the parents of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;
(8)The brothers and sisters of the decedent who are entitled to share in the estate;
(9)Other relations of the decedent who apply for administration;
(10)The largest creditor of the decedent who applies for administration;
(11)Any other person having a pecuniary interest in the proper administration of the estate of the decedent who applies for administration; or
(12)Any other person.