SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect
on or application to a dismissal or withdrawal of a request for judicial probate that
occurs before the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 27, 1999.

CHAPTER 662
(House Bill 758)

AN ACT concerning

Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of Property of Minor or Disabled
Person - Power of Circuit Court

FOR the purpose of providing that a circuit court has the power to authorize or direct
a guardian to make certain gifts and to disclaim on behalf of a minor or disabled
person the right of succession or transfer to that person of any property or any
interest in any property; providing that certain powers of the circuit court
described in this Act are in addition to and may not limit certain powers
conferred upon the guardian or the circuit court; providing for the application of
this Act; and generally relating to guardianship of property of a minor or
disabled person and the power of the circuit court.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Estates and Trusts
Section 9-201(c) and 13-214
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Estates and Trusts
Section 13-203(c) and 13-204
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Estates and Trusts

9-201.

(c) Thirty days after delivering or mailing written notice to all interested
persons, the attorney-in-fact of a person, or the personal representative of a deceased