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56D. A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be
filed in the Circuit Court of the county where the ward resides,
or in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, if the ward resides in
Baltimore City, by or on behalf of any person who under exist-
ing law applying to guardians is entitled to priority of appoint-
ment. If there be no person so entitled or if the person so en-
titled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within thirty
days after mailing of notice by the Bureau to the last known
address of such person indicating the necessity for the same, a
petition for such appointment may be filed in any court of com-
petent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any responsible person re-
siding in this State,

The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age,
place of residence of the ward, the names and places of resi-
dence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that such
ward is entitled to receive moneys payable by or through the
Bureau and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and
the amount of probable future payments.

The petition shall also set forth the name and address of
the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the
ward.

In the case of a mentally incompetent ward the petition shall
show that such a ward has been rated incompetent on examina-
tion by the Bureau in accordance with the laws and regulations
governing the Bureau.

56E. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a
guardian of a minor ward a certificate of the Director, or his
representative, setting forth the age of such minor as shown by
the record of the Bureau and the fact that the appointment of
a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any
moneys due the minor by the Bureau, shall be prima facie evi-
dence of the necessity for such an appointment.

56F. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a
guardian of a mentally incompetent ward a certificate of the
Director, or his representative, setting forth the fact that such
person has been rated incompetent by the Bureau on examina-
tion in accordance with the laws and regulations governing
such Bureau; and that the appointment of a guardian is a con-
dition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such person
by the Bureau, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity
for such appointment.

56G. Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of
a guardian, under the provisions of this sub-title, the court shall
cause such notice to be given as provided by law.