Section 5-358 – Urgently Needed Medical Information
(a) If, after a hearing on a petition of an adoptee or former parent, a juvenile court is satisfied that the adoptee or blood relative of the adoptee or former parent urgently needs medical information not in local department and juvenile court records, the juvenile court may appoint an intermediary to try to contact the adoptee […]
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.
Section 5-345 – Petition
(a) If, after termination of parental rights as to a child, there is an open guardianship case, a petition for adoption of the child may be filed only as provided in this Part IV of this subtitle. (b) (1) Any adult may petition a juvenile court for an adoption under this Part IV of this subtitle. (2) If a […]
Section 5-346 – Notice of Filing
(a) Within 5 days after a petition for adoption of a child is filed under this Part IV of this subtitle 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; and (2) the child’s last attorney of record […]
Section 5-347 – Hearing on Adoption Petition
(a) A juvenile court shall hold a hearing before entering an order for adoption under this Part IV of this subtitle. (b) Before a hearing under this section, a juvenile court shall give notice to all of the parties.