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. Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 105 made Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 63 effective January 1, 2012.
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