A petition for admission of a copy of a will may be filed with the court at any time before administrative or judicial probate if: (1) The original executed will is alleged to be lost or destroyed; (2) A duplicate reproduction of the original executed will, evidencing a copy of the original signatures of the decedent and the witnesses, is offered for admission; and (3) All the heirs at law and legatees named in the offered will execute a consent in the manner set forth in § 5-803 of this subtitle.
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