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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 10-486

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) During pendency of a delinquency proceeding for a provider, an attachment, garnishment, execution, or similar action or proceeding may not be commenced or maintained in a court of this State against the provider or its assets.

(b) A lien obtained or an action or proceeding prohibited by subsection (a) of this section is void as against any rights arising in the delinquency proceeding, if the lien was obtained or the action or proceeding commenced within 4 months before or at any time after commencement of a delinquency proceeding.