Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 5-524
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 5-524
- 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.
The Administration shall provide child welfare services to a child and the child’s parent or guardian:
(1) to assist in preventing the necessity of placing the child outside of the child’s home;
(2) to reunite the child with the child’s parent or guardian after the child has been placed in foster care; or
(3) if the child has been placed in foster care and cannot return to the child’s parent or guardian, to develop and implement an alternative permanent plan for the child.