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(a)    a "disabled person" is (a) one who, for reasons listed in
Section 201 other than minority, has been judged by a Court to be
unable to manage his property effectively, and (b) for whose estate
a guardian has been appointed;

(b)    "Court" means the Court having jurisdiction under Section
105;

(c)    "estate" is the property of a disabled person or minor which
is subject to a protective proceeding;

(d)    a "guardian" (unless succeeded by the words "of the per-
son") is one appointed by a court under Subtitle 2 to manage the
property of a disabled person or a minor;

(e)    "heirs" denotes those persons who would be entitled under
the laws of Maryland to the property of protected persons as if, at
the applicable time, he had died intestate;

(f)    "interested persons" shall mean the guardian, the heirs of
the minor or disabled person, the minor or disabled person, and any
governmental agency paying benefits to the minor or disabled per-
son; if any interested person is also a minor or disabled person,
"interested persons" shall also include any judicially appointed
guardian, committee, conservator, or trustee for such person, if any,
and if none, then the parent or other person having assumed respon-
sibility for such person;

(g)    "Maryland Rules" means the Rules promulgated by the
Court of Appeals of Maryland under the authority of the Constitu-
tion and Laws of Maryland;

(h) a "minor" is a person who has not reached his twenty-first
birthday;

(i) "property" includes both real and personal property;

(j) a "protective proceeding" is a proceeding in accordance with
Subtitle 2.

102.    Verification under this Article.

When a writing is required by this Article to be verified, verifica-
tion shall be sufficient if the writing is signed by the person required
to make the verification and contains the following representation:

I do solemnly declare and affirm under the penalties of perjury
that the contents of the foregoing document are true and correct to
the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

103.    Notice.

Unless personal service or notice by publication is expressly re-
quired in this Article or by the Maryland Rules, the first notice re-
quired or permitted to be given to any person under this Article
shall be sufficient if deposited as registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the addressee at the
address last known to the sender, with delivery restricted to the ad-
dressee. Any subsequent notice to such person in accordance with
this Article shall be sufficient if deposited as ordinary mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to the same address at which the first notice was