Section 13-707 – Persons Entitled to Appointment
(a) Persons are entitled to appointment as guardian of the person according to the following priorities: (1) A person, agency, or corporation nominated by the disabled person if the disabled person was 16 years old or older when the disabled person signed the designation and, in the opinion of the court, the disabled person had sufficient mental […]
Section 13-708 – Rights, Duties, and Powers of Guardian
(a) (1) The court may grant to a guardian of a person only those powers necessary to provide for the demonstrated need of the disabled person. (2) (i) The court may appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person for the limited purpose of making one or more decisions related to the health care of that person. […]
Section 13-709 – Emergency Protective Services
(a) (1) A law enforcement officer shall transport an adult to an appropriate medical facility, which shall immediately notify the next of kin and the director, when, from personal observation of the officer, it appears probable that: (i) The adult will suffer immediate and serious physical injury or death if not immediately placed in a health care facility; […]
Section 13-710 – Immunity From Civil Liability or Criminal Penalty
(a) Any person filing a petition, participating in the making of a good–faith report, or participating in an investigation or in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, pursuant to § 13–705 or § 13–709 of this subtitle or Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Family Law Article, shall have the immunity from civil liability or criminal penalty […]
Section 13-711 – Definitions
(a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Best interest” means that the benefits to the disabled person resulting from a treatment outweigh the burdens to the disabled person resulting from that treatment, taking into account: (1) The effect of the treatment on the physical, emotional, and cognitive functions of […]
Section 13-712 – Substituted Judgment; Evidence
(a) The court may approve a request for the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a disabled person on the basis of a substituted judgment. (b) The court may make a substituted judgment under subsection (a) of this section only on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that the disabled person would, if competent, […]
Section 13-713 – Best Interest of a Disabled Person
(a) If the court is unable to make a substituted judgment under § 13-712 of this subtitle, the court may approve a request for the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from the disabled person if the court determines, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, that the withholding or withdrawal is in the […]
Section 13-607 – Time Limitation to File Action — Criminal Prosecution Time Period Excepted
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action under this subtitle shall be commenced within 5 years after the susceptible adult or older adult, or the susceptible adult’s or older adult’s representative discovers or, through the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered the facts constituting financial exploitation. (b) (1) If a criminal prosecution […]
Section 13-801 – Administrator of Veterans Affairs as Interested Person
(a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be an interested person in: (1) Any proceeding for the appointment, removal, or discharge of any guardian who is receiving or expects to receive any money from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a minor or disabled person who is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiary; and (2) Any […]
Section 13-402 – Statement of Policy
It is public policy of the State that any substantial sum of money paid to a minor because of a claim, action, or judgment in tort should be preserved for the benefit of the minor.