Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 9-235
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 9-235
- 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.
- Local department of social services: includes the Montgomery County government. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a parent of the child;
(2) an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of consanguinity under the civil law rule;
(3) a guardian of the child;
(4) a person who exercises temporary custody or control over the child at the request of a parent or guardian of the child and who is not required otherwise to be licensed;
(5) a person who has the care, custody, or control of the child through placement by a parent or grandparent of the child in contemplation of adoption, if the requirements of § 5-507(b)(2) and (c) of the Family Law Article are met;
(6) an institution that has a child care institution license under this subtitle or § 5-509 of the Family Law Article;
(7) an institution operated by a unit of the State or a political subdivision; or
(8) a foster care provider with whom the child is placed by:
(i) a licensed child placement agency;
(ii) a local department of social services;
(iii) the Secretary of Health;
(iv) the Department; or
(v) a court of competent jurisdiction.