{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-5a-102","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-5A-102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act:\nA. \"adult\" means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age;\nB. \"conservator\" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, as provided in Chapter 45, Article 5 NMSA 1978;\nC. \"court\" means the district court;\nD. \"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;\nE. \"guardianship order\" means an order appointing a guardian;\nF. \"guardianship proceeding\" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;\nG. \"incapacitated person\" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;\nH. \"party\" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;\nI. \"protected person\" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;\nJ. \"protective order\" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property;\nK. \"protective proceeding\" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued; and\nL. \"respondent\" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 5A Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"06dac006933c5440cc189b31fb965ee0009c0a513ddfe8d4fccd8b440b7bf9b1","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-5a-101","next":"us-nm/45-5a-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}