MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          133

Subtitle 7
Guardian of the Person

701.    Testamentary Appointment of Guardian of the Person of a
Minor.

Unless prohibited by agreement or court order, the surviving par-
ent of a minor may, by will, appoint one or more guardians and suc-
cessor guardians of the person of an unmarried minor. Such a
guardian shall not be required to be approved by or qualify in any
court.

702.    Court appointment of Guardian of the Person of a Minor.

(a)    General. On petition by any person interested in the wel-
fare of the minor, and after notice and hearing, the Court may ap-
point a guardian of the person of an unmarried minor where neither
parent is serving as said guardian and where no testamentary ap-
pointment has been made. If otherwise qualified, the Court shall ap-
point a person designated by the minor, if the minor is fourteen (1%)
years or older, unless such decision is not in the best interests of the
minor. This section shall not be construed to require court appoint-
ment of a guardian of the person of a minor where there is no good
reason, such as a dispute, for a court appointment.

(b)    Venue and procedure. The venue for a proceeding to appoint
a guardian of the person of a minor shall be in the county where the
minor resides. The contents of the petition and the manner of giv-
ing notice of the hearing on the petition shall be prescribed by
Maryland Rules.

70S. Bond, Accountings, Compensation.

The guardian of the person of a minor shall not be required to
post any bond or to file any accounts. Unless otherwise provided by
the will appointing a guardian of the person, he shall not be entitled
to any compensation for serving as guardian of the person.

704. Guardian of the Person of a Disabled Person.

The Court shall have power to superintend and direct the care of
the person of a disabled person, may appoint a guardian of the per-
son, and make such orders and decrees respecting their persons as
may seem proper, including an order directing the disabled person
to be sent to a hospital. Procedures in such cases shall be prescribed
by Maryland Rules.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sections of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Edition, as from time to time
replace, amended and supplemented) be and they are hereby re-
pealed:

Section 42 of Article 10 of the Code (1968 Replacement Volume),
title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact," subtitle "Attorneys
in Fact"; Section 15A of Article 16 of the Code (1966 Replacement
Volume), title "Chancery," subtitle "Distribution"; Sections 43 to
48 and Section 50 of said Article 16, subtitle "Inebriates"; Sections
51 and 53 to 65 of said Article 16, subtitle "Infants"; Sections 110
to 113 of said Article 16, subtitle "Jurisdiction"; Sections 132 to 145,
and 147 of said Article 16, subtitle "Non Compos Mentis"; Section