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 5-338 – Authority to Grant Adoption
(a) A juvenile court may enter an order for a child’s adoption under this Part III of this subtitle only if: (1) (i) both the child’s parents are dead; (ii) an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, […]