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.
History: 1978 Comp., § 45-5A-102, enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 63.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 105 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 63 effective January 1, 2012.