Section 5-325 – Effects of Order for Guardianship
(a) An order for guardianship of an individual: (1) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, § 4-414 of the Estates and Trusts Article, and § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, terminates a parent’s duties, obligations, and rights toward the individual; (2) eliminates the need for a further consent by a parent to adoption of the individual; […]
Section 5-326 – Review Hearings
(a) (1) A juvenile court shall hold: (i) an initial guardianship review hearing as scheduled under § 5–324(b)(1)(vi) of this subtitle to establish a permanency plan for the child; and (ii) at least once each year after the initial guardianship review hearing until the juvenile court’s jurisdiction terminates, a guardianship review hearing. (2) At each guardianship review hearing, a juvenile […]
Section 5-327 – Failed Conditional Placement During Guardianship
If, after a juvenile court grants guardianship, a party becomes aware that a condition of consent to the guardianship may not be fulfilled: (1) the party promptly shall: (i) file notice with the juvenile court; (ii) give notice to all of the other parties; and (iii) if consent was received from a governmental unit or person who is not […]
Section 5-328 – Termination of Guardianship
(a) If a local department is a child’s guardian under this subtitle, a juvenile court: (1) retains jurisdiction until: (i) the child attains 18 years of age; or (ii) the juvenile court finds the child to be eligible for emancipation; and (2) may continue jurisdiction until the child attains 21 years of age. (b) If a juvenile court designates an individual […]
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 5-317 – 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 5-303 – 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 […]