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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="13-105" title_number="13" title_name="Protection of Minors, Disabled Persons, Susceptible Adults, and Older Adults" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The orphans’ courts and the circuit courts have concurrent jurisdiction over guardians of the person of a minor and over protective proceedings for minors.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Upon petition of an interested person, a matter initiated in the orphans’ court may be transferred to the circuit court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to Title 13.5 of this article, the circuit courts have exclusive jurisdiction over protective proceedings for disabled persons.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An orphans’ court may exercise jurisdiction over guardianship of the person of a minor if the presiding judge of the orphans’ court is a member of the bar, regardless of whether the minor who is the subject of the petition for guardianship of the person has property, may inherit property, or is destitute.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An orphans’ court that exercises jurisdiction or is requested to exercise jurisdiction under this subsection may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Transfer the matter to the circuit court on a finding that the best interests of the child require utilization of the equitable powers of the circuit court; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Waive the costs, if any, of a transfer under this paragraph.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
