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§ 3-106. Termination of guardianship proceedings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction--Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Absent Persons (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-106
§ 3-106. Termination of guardianship proceedings
Declaration of death by court
(a) If the court declares that the person is dead, it may terminate the guardianship proceedings pursuant to § 13-221 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
Lapse of time after appointment of guardian
(b) Unless the court has terminated the guardianship proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, the court, after a lapse of five years from the appointment of a guardian or a lapse of one year when the person has been missing for more than 20 years, may enter a decree declaring that all interest of the absentee in his property has ceased, provided the absentee has not appeared in the meantime. The court then shall terminate the guardianship proceeding as if the absentee had died.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 686, § 9; Acts 1980, c. 130, § 1; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006.
Formerly Art. 16, §§ 205, 207.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-106, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-106
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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