Section 5-3A-10 – Appeal
A party to a case under this subtitle may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from an interlocutory or final order.
Section 5-3A-13 – Petition
(a) Only a child placement agency may petition for guardianship under this subtitle. (b) A court may grant guardianship under this subtitle only for a minor. (c) A petitioner shall attach to a petition: (1) all written consents for the guardianship that the petitioner has; and (2) if applicable: (i) proof of guardianship or relinquishment of parental rights granted by an […]
Section 5-3A-14 – Notice of Filing
(a) Within 5 days after a petition for guardianship of a child is filed with a court, the clerk shall send a copy of the petition and notice of filing to: (1) each of the child’s living parents who has not waived the right to notice; and (2) each living parent’s attorney of record. (b) Notice under this section […]
Section 5-3A-15 – Order to Show Cause
(a) On issuance of a show–cause order as to guardianship of a child, a petitioner shall serve the order on each of the child’s living parents who has not consented to the guardianship. (b) Service under this section shall be by: (1) personal service; or (2) certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested. (c) Service on a parent under this […]
Section 5-359 – Vital Records
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings stated. (2) “Director” means the State Director of Social Services. (3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health. (b) This section applies only to an adoption in which a juvenile court enters an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000. (c) This section does not bar: (1) an adoptee or […]
Section 5-340 – Dismissal
If a petition for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle is contested, a juvenile court shall dismiss the petition.
Section 5-360 – Access for Adoptive Parent
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, access to a dental or medical record of an adopted minor may not be denied to a parent of the minor because the parent is an adoptive parent. (b) Access to a dental or medical record under this section may not include access to any part of the record […]
Section 5-341 – Order for Adoption
(a) (1) This subsection does not limit the right of an individual to provide for distribution of property by will. (2) Except as provided in § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, after a juvenile court enters an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle: (i) the adoptee: 1. is the child of the adoptive parent for […]
Section 5-362 – Prohibited Payments
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not charge or receive, from or for a parent or prospective adoptive parent, any compensation for a service in connection with: (1) placement of an individual to live with a preadoptive parent, as defined in § 3-823(i)(1) of the Courts Article; or (2) an agreement for custody in […]
Section 5-342 – Petition to Invalidate
If a petition to invalidate an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle on the basis of a jurisdictional or procedural defect is filed more than 1 year after entry of the order, a juvenile court shall dismiss the petition.