2020 Maryland Statutes
Estates and Trusts
Title 11 - Miscellaneous Rules
Subtitle 1 - General
Section 11-114 - Prohibited Appointments as Guardian of Minor or Disabled Person
(a) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of:
(1) A felony;
(2) A crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;
(3) Assault in the second degree; or
(4) A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.
(b) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, including fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and theft.
