Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 13-712 : ESTATES AND TRUSTS — PROTECTION OF MINORS AND DISABLED PERSONS — GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON — LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES —712 - Substituted judgment; evidence

(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.
(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.
(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:
(1) Material and probative; and
(2) The best evidence available.

Md. Code, ET § 13-712

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