# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 13.5. Maryland Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

### Subtitle 4. Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States

#### Section 13.5-401

If a guardian has not been appointed in this State and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this State, a guardian appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this State by filing, as a foreign judgment in a court in any appropriate county of this State, certified copies of the order and letters of office.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)