§ 3-101 Definitions
§ 3-102 Presumption of death
§ 3-103 Certain insurance policy provisions invalid and unenforceable
§ 3-104 Protection of property of absentee
§ 3-105 Search for absentee
§ 3-106 Termination of guardianship proceedings
§ 3-108 Reappearance of absentee
§ 3-109 Insurance on life of absentee not found to be dead
§ 3-110 Distribution of property of absentee
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 3 > Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.