Section 13.5-501 – Application and Construction of Title
In applying and construing this title, which is a uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the subject matter of the law among the states that enact the law.
Section 13.5-502 – Construction With Federal Law
This title modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § […]
Section 13.5-503 – Effective Date
This title applies to guardianship and protective proceedings beginning on or after October 1, 2010.
Section 13.5-504 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
Section 13.5-206 – Notice Requirements
(a) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this State and this State is not the home state of the respondent on the date the petition is filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this State, notice of the petition shall be […]
Section 13.5-207 – Procedure When Petitions Filed in More Than One State
Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or a protective order limited to property located in this State as provided in § 13.5–202 of this subtitle, if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or protective order is filed in this State and another state and neither petition […]
Section 13.5-301 – Procedure to Transfer Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State
(a) Following the appointment of a guardian or conservator, the guardian or conservator may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship under subsection (a) of this section shall be given by the petitioner to those persons that would be entitled to […]
Section 13.5-302 – Procedure to Transfer Conservatorship or Guardianship to Maryland
(a) (1) On issuance of a provisional order in another state to transfer a guardianship or conservatorship to this State under procedures similar to those in § 13.5–301 of this subtitle, the guardian or conservator shall petition the court in this State to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. (2) The petition described in paragraph (1) of this subsection […]
Section 13.5-401 – Registration of Out-of-State Guardian
If a guardian has not been appointed in this State and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this State, a guardian appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this State by filing, as a […]
Section 13.5-402 – Registration of Out-of-State Conservator
If a conservator has not been appointed in this State and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this State, a conservator appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this State by filing as a foreign judgment […]