A growth plate fracture affects the layer of growing tissue near the ends of a child's bones. Growth plates are the softest and weakest sections of the skeleton â sometimes even weaker than surrounding ligaments and tendons. An injury that might cause a joint sprain for an adult can cause a growth plate fracture in a child.
A proxy is simply a document by which a unit owner appoints someone else to represent him at a unit owners' meeting and to vote, explains Robert Galvin, a partner at Davis, Malm & D'Agostine PC in Boston who specializes in representing condos and co-ops.
DEFINITION of 'Special Memorandum Account-SMA'. A special account where excess margin generated from a client's margin account is deposited. Also known as special miscellaneous account.f this excess amount is held in the account and the stock position produces a capital loss at a later date, the client would lose his or her gain entirely. An SMA can also hold interest and dividend payments from long positions and proceeds from closing out a securities position.