§ 5-803
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§5–803.
The consent required under § 5–802 of this subtitle shall be in substantially the following form:
CONSENT TO PROBATE OF COPY OF EXECUTED
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
The undersigned ___________________________ and ____________________, being all the heirs at law of the decedent and all the legatees named in the will executed by the decedent on ___________, hereby consent to the probate of a copy of that executed will, it having been determined, after an extensive search of the decedent’s personal records, that an original of the will cannot be located. By signing this Consent each of the undersigned affirms that it is his or her belief that the will executed by the decedent on ___________, is the last valid will executed by the decedent and was not revoked and that the copy of the will, as submitted with the petition for its admission, represents a true and correct copy of the will.
We affirm under the penalties of perjury that the facts set forth in this Consent are true and correct to the best of our knowledge, information, and belief.
DATE SIGNATURE PRINT NAME AND RELATIONSHIP
________ ______________________ ______________________________________
________ ______________________ ______________________________________
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Attorney
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Address
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Telephone Number