Section 13-217 – Recording
(a) (1) Letters of guardianship may be recorded in the land records of the county of residence of the minor or disabled person and of any other county where there is real estate in which the estate has an interest. (2) The recordation has the same effect as notice as recording a conveyance from the minor or disabled […]
Section 13-218 – Compensation and Expenses of Guardian
(a) (1) Except in unusual circumstances and as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the guardian is entitled to the same compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses as the trustee of a trust. (2) No petition or hearing is required to entitle the guardian to compensation and expenses. (3) On the petition of any interested person […]
Section 13-219 – Protection of Person Dealing With Guardian
(a) In the absence of actual knowledge or of reasonable cause to inquire whether the guardian is improperly exercising the guardian’s power, a person dealing with the guardian need not inquire whether the guardian is exercising it properly, and is protected as if the guardian properly exercised the power, except that every person is charged with […]
Section 13-220 – Termination of Appointment of Guardian
(a) The appointment of a guardian terminates when the guardianship terminates under § 13–221 of this subtitle and may be terminated sooner by the guardian’s death, disability, resignation, or removal. (b) Termination of appointment of a guardian has the effects provided in this section. (c) (1) (i) Termination ends the right and power pertaining to the office of guardian. (ii) Unless […]
Section 13-206 – Guardian Generally
(a) Subject to the provisions of § 13-207 of this subtitle, the court may appoint as guardian of the estate of a minor or disabled person: (1) Any individual; (2) Any trust company; or (3) Any other corporation authorized by law to serve as a trustee. (b) The appointed guardian shall qualify by filing any required bond. (c) (1) (i) The appointment and […]
Section 13-221 – Judicial Proceedings for Termination
(a) The minor or disabled person, the minor’s or disabled person’s personal representative, the guardian, or any other interested person may petition the court to terminate the guardianship proceedings. (b) A guardianship proceeding shall terminate on: (1) The cessation of the minority or disability; (2) The death or presumptive death of the minor or disabled person; (3) Transfer of all […]
Section 13-207 – Persons Entitled to Appointment as Guardian
(a) Persons are entitled to appointment as guardian for a minor or disabled person according to the following priorities: (1) A conservator, committee, guardian of property, or other like fiduciary appointed by any appropriate court of any foreign jurisdiction in which the minor or disabled person resides; (2) A person or corporation nominated by the minor or disabled […]
Section 13-222 – Powers of Foreign Fiduciaries
(a) (1) A guardian, conservator, committee, or other similar fiduciary, appointed by the appropriate court of another jurisdiction to manage the property of a protected person who is a resident of that jurisdiction, may exercise in the State all powers of the office, including the power to: (i) Sell, purchase, or mortgage real estate in the State; and […]
Section 13-208 – Bond of Guardian
(a) Where the instrument nominating a guardian excuses a noncorporate guardian from furnishing bond, the court shall not require a bond unless exceptional circumstances are shown to exist which make it necessary to require a bond for the safety of those interested in the administration of the estate. (b) A corporate guardian shall not be required to […]
Section 13-209 – Inventory and Accounting
Inventory and accounting in proceedings under this subtitle shall be as provided by the Maryland Rules.