New Mexico § 45-5A-102 - Definitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-5A-102 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-5A-102. Definitions
As used in the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction
Act: A. “ adult ” means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age; B. “ conservator ” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, as
provided in Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978; C. “ court ” means the district court; D. “ guardian ” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of
an adult, as provided in Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978; E. “ guardianship order ” means an order appointing a guardian; F. “ guardianship proceeding ” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian
is sought or has been issued; G. “ incapacitated person ” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed; H. “ party ” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed
by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding; I. “ protected person ” means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued; J. “ protective order ” means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of
an adult's property; K. “ protective proceeding ” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
and L. “ respondent ” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.
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Section 45-5A-102 ("Definitions") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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