{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-712","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13–712","heading":"","body":"(a) The court may approve a request for the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a disabled person on the basis of a substituted judgment.\n(b) The court may make a substituted judgment under subsection (a) of this section only on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that the disabled person would, if competent, decide to withhold or withdraw a life-sustaining procedure under the circumstances.\n(c) Evidence of the intentions or wishes of the disabled person regarding the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure that might otherwise be inadmissible may be admitted, in the discretion of the court, if it is:\n(1) Material and probative; and\n(2) The best evidence available.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=13-712","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"2188f24bfb203c136a376522f8cc0b18a7ca3adc11aae417bb9cd9a714d840b7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-711","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}