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Montgomery County

Honorable Joseph M. Griffin, Register
50 Maryland Avenue
North Tower 3220
Rockville, Maryland 20850

Main Line	240-777-9600
Toll Free Number (Maryland Only)	888-892-2180
New Proceedings Division (Letters of Administration for Small Estates)	240-777-9620
Orphans' Court Assistant (Hearings)	240-777-9690
Financial Analysis Division	240-777-9640
Data Processing Division	240-777-9670
Delinquencies/Extensions	240-777-9600
Records Division (Letters of Administration for Regular & Modified Estates & copy requests)	240-777-9680

Other Important Telephone Numbers

Comptroller of Maryland: Maryland Estate Tax Division	1-800-638-2937
Comptroller of Maryland: Unclaimed Property Division	1-800-782-7383
Internal Revenue Service	800-829-1040
Legal Aid Bureau-Montgomery County	240-314-0373
Montgomery County Bar Association	301-424-3454
Montgomery County Land Records	240-777-9477
Montgomery County Trust Clerk	240-777-9175
Motor Vehicle Administration	800-950-1682
Social Security Administration	800-772-1213
Vital Statistics Administration (provides copies of death certificates)	410-764-3038
Volunteer Lawyers Service	800-510-0050

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Business Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday

We Are Closed On Weekends & State Holidays - HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

OFFICE OPEN TO EMPLOYEES

Register of Wills Employee Mandatory Telework

Click for Office Policies & Procedures
Updated as of September 18th 2020.

The Montgomery County Register of Wills office will continue to be open for employees only at this time even though the Montgomery County Courthouse has reopened to the public by appointment only.
Please refer to the contact list to reach specific divisions and employees within the Register of Wills.

We will have an online chat available on our website Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm which will be located on the bottom right of our website. Emailed inquiries will receive a more prompt response than phone calls. If you would like to leave a message we will return your call as soon as possible.

If you need to email anything to our office you can use the following email montgomerycountyrow@registers.maryland.gov
Documents no larger than 25 pages may be attached to an email message and emailed directly to our office and must be in a PDF format. If your filing is larger than 25 pages please mail or drop off in our dropbox on Maryland Ave.

** Public viewing stations in the Register of Wills office are closed indefinitely **

Important Information

Changes In Policy for Judicial Hearing Publications and Caveat Proceeding Notifications. Click here for document

Maryland Estate Tax Returns
Effective July 1, 2015 the MD Estate Tax Return is filed directly with the Comptroller. The form, with new filing instructions, can be found here - MET 1