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RULE 2-203. INDIVIDUAL NOT IN BEING--PROPERTY INTEREST

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 2. Civil Procedure--Circuit Court
Chapter 200. Parties
MD Rules, Rule 2-203
RULE 2-203. INDIVIDUAL NOT IN BEING--PROPERTY INTEREST
(a) Appointment of Attorney. In an action that may affect a property interest of an individual not in being, the court, on motion of a party or on its own initiative, may appoint an attorney to represent the individual. The attorney shall be paid a reasonable fee, to be fixed by the court and paid as it shall direct.
(b) Effect of Order or Judgment. When an attorney is appointed to represent an individual not in being, any order or judgment subsequently entered in the action is binding on the individual to the same extent as if the individual had been in being when the action was commenced and had appeared in the action.
Source: This Rule is in part derived from former Rule 275 and in part new.

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[Adopted June 3, 1988, eff. July 1, 1988.]
MD Rules, Rule 2-203, MD R RCP CIR CT Rule 2-203
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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