Maryland Statutes
§ 13-712
Maryland § 13-712
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Bluebook
Md. Code Ann., Estates and Trusts § 13-712 (2026).
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(a)The court may approve a request for the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a disabled person on the basis of a substituted judgment.
(b)The court may make a substituted judgment under subsection (a) of this section only on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that the disabled person would, if competent, decide to withhold or withdraw a life-sustaining procedure under the circumstances.
(c)Evidence of the intentions or wishes of the disabled person regarding the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure that might otherwise be inadmissible may be admitted, in the discretion of the court, if it is:
(1)Material and probative; and
(2)The best evidence available.
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