Section 13-203 – Preservation and Application of Property
(a) (1) While a petition for appointment of a guardian or other protective order is pending, the court may preserve and apply the property of the alleged disabled person or minor as may be required. (2) The court need not give notice to other persons. (b) (1) The court may not exercise the power conferred by subsection (a) of this […]
Section 13-204 – Authorization of Specific Transaction Without Appointment of Guardian
(a) (1) If a basis exists as described in § 13–201 of this subtitle for assuming jurisdiction over the property of a minor or disabled person, the circuit court, without appointing a guardian, may authorize or direct a transaction with respect to the property, service, or care arrangement of the minor or disabled person. (2) The transactions described […]
Section 13-205 – Effect of Adjudication
An adjudication under this subtitle shall have no bearing on the issue of whether the alleged disabled person has the capacity for self–care.
Section 13-102 – Purposes and Construction
(a) The purposes of this title are: (1) To simplify the administration of the estates of minors and disabled persons; (2) To reduce the expenses of administration; (3) To clarify the law governing the estates of minors and disabled persons; and (4) To eliminate certain provisions of existing law which are archaic, often meaningless under modern procedures, and no longer […]
Section 13-103 – Verification
For the purposes of this title, verification is sufficient if made in accordance with the provisions of § 1-102(a) and (b) of this article.
Section 13-104 – Notice
For the purposes of this title, notice is sufficient if given in accordance with the provisions of § 1-103(a), (b), and (c) of this article.
Section 13-105 – Jurisdiction
(a) (1) The orphans’ courts and the circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction over guardians of the person of a minor and over protective proceedings for minors. (2) Upon petition of an interested person, a matter initiated in the orphans’ court may be transferred to the circuit court. (b) Subject to Title 13.5 of this article, the circuit courts have […]
Section 13-106 – Orphans’ Court
(a) An orphans’ court has full power to secure the rights of a minor whose estate is being administered by a guardian under its jurisdiction. (b) (1) The orphans’ court, under the pretext of incidental power or constructive authority, may not exercise jurisdiction not expressly conferred by law. (2) The orphans’ court is governed by the provisions of §§ […]