Section 5-314 – Parental Addresses
A clerk of a juvenile court shall keep a listing of each address given to the juvenile court for a parent under this Part II of this subtitle.
Section 5-315 – Notice of Filing
(a) Within 5 days after a petition for guardianship of a child is filed with a juvenile court, the clerk shall send a copy of the petition, with the notice of filing that was attached to the petition, to: (1) the local department; (2) each of the child’s living parents who has not waived the right to notice; […]
Section 5-202 – Child of Void Marriage
When a criminal or equity court of this State annuls a marriage, or when an equity court of this State decrees an absolute divorce for a reason that makes the marriage void ab initio, the court in the decree shall declare each child of the marriage to be a legitimate child of the parties to […]
Section 5-316 – Order to Show Cause
(a) Promptly after a petition for guardianship is filed under this Part II of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show–cause order that requires the party to whom it is issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules. (b) On issuance of a show–cause order as to guardianship of a child, a petitioner shall […]
Section 5-203 – Natural Guardianship; Powers and Duties of Parents; Support Obligations of Grandparents; Award of Custody to Parent
(a) (1) The parents are the joint natural guardians of their minor child. (2) A parent is the sole natural guardian of the minor child if the other parent: (i) dies; (ii) abandons the family; or (iii) is incapable of acting as a parent. (b) The parents of a minor child, as defined in § 1–103 of the General Provisions Article: (1) are […]
Section 5-317 – Investigations
In addition to any investigation required under § 5-323(c) of this subtitle, a juvenile court may order a neutral governmental unit or neutral person to carry out any investigation that the juvenile court considers necessary to determine a child’s best interests in ruling on a petition for guardianship.
Section 5-204 – Domicile of Minor Child
(a) (1) If a minor child has only 1 parent, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the parent. (2) If the parents of a minor child live together, and the child lives with them, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the parents. (b) If the parents of a minor […]
Section 5-205 – Right to Services and Earnings of Minor Child
One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, is entitled to the services and earnings of a minor child if: (1) that parent has been awarded custody of the child; or (2) the other parent has abandoned the child or is dead.
Section 5-206 – Right to Sue for Seduction or Wrongful Injury of Minor Child
(a) One parent, to the exclusion of the other parent, may sue for the loss of services and earnings of the parent’s minor child if: (1) the loss was caused by: (i) the seduction of the child; or (ii) an injury wrongfully or negligently inflicted on the child; and (2) that parent has been awarded custody of the child or […]
Section 5-303 – Statement of Findings; Purposes
(a) The General Assembly finds that the policies and procedures of this subtitle are desirable and socially necessary. (b) The purposes of this subtitle are to: (1) timely provide permanent and safe homes for children consistent with their best interests; (2) protect children from unnecessary separation from their parents; (3) ensure adoption only by individuals fit for the responsibility; (4) protect […]