Section 13-902 – Applicability of Title

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the provisions of this title concerning a guardian of the person or property of a minor shall apply to standby guardians.

Section 13-903 – Judicial Appointment

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a petition for the judicial appointment of a standby guardian of the person or property of a minor under this section may be filed only by a parent of the minor, and if filed, shall be joined by each person having parental rights […]

Section 13-904 – Parental Designation

    (a)    (1)    A parent may designate a standby guardian by means of a written designation:             (i)    Signed in the presence of two witnesses, at least 18 years old, neither of whom is the standby guardian; and             (ii)    Signed by the standby guardian.         (2)    (i)    If a parent is physically unable to sign a written designation, another person may sign the designation […]

Section 13-905 – Additional Methods for Filing for Appointment

    A standby guardian may also file a petition for appointment as guardian in any other manner permitted by this title, on notice to the parent, and may append a designation of a standby guardian to the petition for consideration by the court in the determination of the petition.

Section 13-906 – Determination of Incapacity or Debilitation

    (a)    (1)    A determination of incapacity or debilitation under this subtitle shall:             (i)    Be made by the attending physician to a reasonable degree of medical certainty;             (ii)    Be in writing; and             (iii)    Contain the attending physician’s opinion regarding the cause and nature of the parent’s incapacity or debilitation, and the extent and probable duration of the incapacity or debilitation.         (2)    If […]

Section 13-907 – Parental Rights; Limitation on Authority of Standby Guardian

    (a)    A standby guardian’s authority under this subtitle may not, itself, divest a parent of any parental or guardianship rights.     (b)    The authority of a standby guardian with respect to the minor is limited to the express authority granted to the standby guardian by a court under this subtitle.     (c)    The appointment of a standby guardian of a […]

Section 13-908 – Bonds

    The furnishing of a bond by a standby guardian shall be governed by the provisions of § 13-208 of this title.