§ 13-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 13-101
§ 13-101. Definitions
(c) “Classification of abode” means one of the following types of abode licensed or certified by a State agency:
(e) “Director” means the director of the local department of social services in the political subdivision where the adult requiring protective services lives.
(f) “Disabled person” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a person other than a minor who:
(g) “Emergency” means that a person is living in conditions which present a substantial risk of death or immediate and serious physical harm to the person or others.
(h) “Estate” is the property of a disabled person or minor which is subject to a protective proceeding.
(i) “Guardian” means a guardian of an estate appointed by a court under Subtitle 2 of this title to manage the property of a disabled person or minor or a guardian of a person appointed by a court under Subtitle 7 of this title, according to the context in which it is used.
(j) “Heirs” denotes those persons entitled under the laws of Maryland to the property of a protected person, as if the protected person had died intestate at the applicable time.
(k)(1) “Interested person” means the guardian, the heirs of the minor or disabled person, any governmental agency paying benefits to the minor or disabled person, or any person or agency eligible to serve as guardian of the disabled person under § 13-707 of this title.
(m) “Mental facility” means any place providing a clinic, hospital, day residential or other programs, public or private, other than a veterans' hospital, which purports to or does provide treatment for persons suffering from mental disorders as defined in § 10-101(i) of the Health--General Article or § 3-101(g) of the Criminal Procedure Article, intellectual disability as defined in § 7-101(m) of the Health--General Article, or drug addiction or for chronic alcoholics.
(o) “Pooled asset special needs trust” means a trust described under 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4)(C).
(q) “Protective proceeding” is a proceeding to protect an estate in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title or a proceeding to appoint a guardian of the person brought pursuant to Subtitle 7 of this title.
(r) “Special needs trust” means a trust described under 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4)(A).
Credits
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 768, § 2; Acts 1978, c. 28; Acts 1982, c. 770, § 4; Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 207, § 2; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1992, c. 74, §§ 1, 2; Acts 1996, c. 10, § 1, eff. April 9, 1996; Acts 1996, c. 10, § 11, eff. April 9, 1996; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 9, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 2000, c. 61, § 7, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 7, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 119, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 256, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 257, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 7, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2016, c. 438, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 439, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 13-101, MD EST & TRST § 13-101
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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