Section 5-331 – Petition
(a) Before termination of parental rights as to a child, a petition for adoption of the child may be filed only as provided in this Part III of this subtitle. (b) (1) With the consent of the local department with custody of a child, any adult may petition a juvenile court under this Part III of this subtitle […]
Section 5-332 – 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 III of this subtitle.
Section 5-333 – Notice of Filing
(a) Within 5 days after a petition for adoption of a child is filed under this Part III 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 with custody of the child; (2) each of […]
Section 5-334 – Order to Show Cause
(a) Promptly after a petition for adoption is filed under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show–cause order that requires the party to whom issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules. (b) On issuance of a show–cause order as to adoption of a child under this section, a petitioner […]
Section 5-335 – Hearing on Adoption Petition
(a) A juvenile court shall hold a hearing before entering an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle. (b) Before a hearing under this section, a juvenile court shall give notice to all of the parties.
Section 5-318 – Hearings on Guardianship Petition
(a) (1) In addition to any hearing required under this subsection or § 5-306(b)(2) of this subtitle, a juvenile court may hold a hearing before entering a guardianship order under § 5-320(a)(1) of this subtitle or otherwise ruling on a guardianship petition. (2) If a party becomes aware, before a juvenile court rules on a guardianship petition, that […]
Section 5-336 – Time Limits
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a juvenile court shall rule on an adoption petition under this Part III of this subtitle promptly but no later than 180 days after the petition is filed. (b) A juvenile court may not enter an order for adoption of a child under this Part III of this subtitle […]
Section 5-319 – Time Limits
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a juvenile court shall rule on a guardianship petition: (1) within 180 days after the petition is filed; and (2) within 45 days after the earlier of: (i) receipt of all of the consents required under this Part II of this subtitle; or (ii) trial on the merits. (b) A juvenile court may […]
Section 5-337 – Considerations
(a) In ruling on a petition for a child’s adoption under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall consider: (1) any assurance by a local department to fund needed support for the child; (2) all factors necessary to determine the child’s best interests; and (3) a report by a child placement agency, completed in accordance with […]
Section 5-320 – Authority to Grant Guardianship
(a) A juvenile court may grant guardianship of a child only if: (1) (i) the child does not object; (ii) the local department: 1. filed the petition; or 2. did not object to another party filing the petition; and (iii) 1. each of the child’s living parents consents: A. in writing; B. knowingly and voluntarily, on the record before the juvenile court; or C. by failure […]