Md. Rule 10-111 (2026)

A petition for guardianship of a minor shall be in substantially the following form:

[CAPTION]

In the Matter of

In the __________ Court for

(Name of minor)

(County)

(docket reference)

PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP OF MINOR

INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Use this form of petition when a guardianship of a minor is sought, even if the minor also is disabled.

(2) If the subject of the petition is not a minor, use the form petition set forth in Rule 10-112.

(3) If guardianship of more than one minor is sought, a separate petition must be filed for each minor, except that a petition may include a request for guardianship of two or more similarly situated full siblings. If guardianship of more than one sibling is sought, complete a separate Paragraph 1 for each sibling. In Paragraphs 2-13, if a response does not apply to all siblings, provide the requested information as to each sibling.

(4) If the petition is to be filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, use “Baltimore City” as the name of the county.

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