§ 8-101. Claim not paid in normal course of administration

   (a) Before administration. -- Except as provided in § 8-104 of this subtitle, a proceeding to enforce a claim against an estate of a decedent may not be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative.

(b) During administration. -- After appointment and until the estate is closed, the procedure prescribed by § 8-104 of this subtitle shall be followed.

(c) After administration. -- After the estate is closed, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover directly from the persons to whom property has been distributed as provided in § 10-102 of this article, or from a former personal representative individually as provided in § 10-103 of this article.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 93, § 8-101; 1974, ch. 11, § 2; 1989, ch. 496, § 1; 2010, ch. 72, § 5.