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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="17-103" title_number="17" title_name="Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney or review the agent’s conduct, and grant appropriate relief:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The principal or the agent;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The principal’s spouse, parent, or descendant;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>An individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal’s death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal’s estate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The principal’s caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>A person asked to accept the power of attorney.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent’s authority or the power of attorney.</text>
  </level>
</section>
