Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-101

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Absentee” means a person who has disappeared.

(c) “Court” means a court having jurisdiction as provided in § 13-105(b) of the Estates and Trusts Article.