Md. R. Guard. & Fid. 10-206

As amended through November 13, 2024

Rule 10-206 - Annual Report-Guardianship of a Minor or Disabled Person

(a) Report Required. Other than a temporary guardian, a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person shall file an annual report in the action. The reporting year shall end on (1) the anniversary of the date the court assumed jurisdiction over the person or (2) any other date approved by the trust clerk or the court.

Cross reference: See Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 13-708(b)(7), which provides that the court may appoint a guardian of the person of a disabled person for a limited period of time, and that the annual report may be filed biannually.

(b) Time for Filing. The report shall be filed not later than 60 days after the end of the reporting year, unless the court for good cause shown shall extend the time.

(c) Copies to Interested Persons. The guardian shall furnish a copy of the report to any interested person requesting it, unless the court orders otherwise.

(d) Court Approval. The court shall review the report and either enter an order accepting the report and continuing the guardianship or take other appropriate action.

(e) Form of Annual Report of Guardian. The guardian's report shall be substantially in the form of the Annual Report of the Guardian of a Disabled Person or Annual Report of the Guardian of a Minor, as appropriate, approved by the State Court Administrator and posted on the Judiciary website.

Md. R. Guard. & Fid. 10-206

This Rule is new and is derived as follows:

Section (a) is derived from Code, Estates and Trusts Article, § 13-708(b)(7) and former Rule V74 c 2(b).

Section (b) is derived from former Rule V74 c 2(b).

Section (c) is patterned after Rule 6-417(d).

Sections (d) and (e) are new.

Adopted June 5, 1996, eff. 1/1/1997. Amended May 9, 2000, eff. 7/1/2000; 9/17/2015, eff. 1/1/2016; Nov. 19, 2019, eff. 1/1/2020.

HISTORICAL NOTES

2000 Orders

The May 9, 2000, order, in section (e), in the form, deleted the prefix "19 in the year.

2015 Orders

The September 17, 2015, order, changed the title of the Rule, added language to the cross reference after section (a), to provide that the current "Annual Report of Guardian form applies to guardianships of disabled persons, added the word "caption before the "Order section of the form, added a new form for the Annual Report of a Guardian of a Minor, to conform the affirmation clauses to other affirmation clauses in Title 10, and made stylistic change.

Derivation:

Maryland Rule of Procedure V74, revised eff. Feb. 2, 1970, amended eff. July 1, 1974, related to inventory and accounting, rescinded June 5, 1996, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.