Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-2007

  • Adult: means an individual at least 18 years old. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
This subtitle does not affect:

(1) The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or

(2) The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or an adult under State law.