§ 5-3A-17. Time limits  


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  •    (a) Maximum limit. -- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a court shall rule on a guardianship petition under this subtitle within 180 days after the petition is filed.

    (b) Minimum limit. -- A court may not enter a final order for guardianship under this subtitle until the later of expiration of the time for:

       (1) revocation of consent; or

       (2) the filing of a response to an order to show cause.


HISTORY: 2005, ch. 464, § 3; 2006, ch. 365, § 2.