Section 5-3B-27 – Adoption of Child Conceived by Means of Assisted Reproduction
(a) (1) This section applies only to an adoption by: (i) an individual who is the spouse of the prospective adoptee’s mother at the time of the prospective adoptee’s conception or birth; or (ii) an individual who, together with the prospective adoptee’s mother, consented to the conception of the prospective adoptee by means of assisted reproduction with the shared […]
Section 5-3B-28 – Urgently Needed Medical Information
(a) If, after a hearing on petition of an adoptee or former parent, a court is satisfied that the adoptee or blood relative of the adoptee or former parent urgently needs medical information not in court records, the court may appoint an intermediary to try to contact the adoptee or a former parent of the adoptee […]
Section 5-3B-29 – Vital Records
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (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 court enters an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000. (c) This section does not bar: (1) an adoptee or biological […]
Section 5-3B-30 – 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 5-3B-32 – 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 family; or (2) an agreement for custody in contemplation of adoption. (b) This section does not prohibit payment, […]
Section 5-3B-17 – Hearing on Petition
Except as provided in § 5–3B–27 of this subtitle, a court shall hold a hearing before entering an order for adoption under this subtitle.
Section 5-3B-18 – Time Limit
A court may not enter an order for adoption under this subtitle until expiration of the revocation period.
Section 5-3B-19 – Considerations
(a) In ruling on a petition for a prospective adoptee’s adoption under this subtitle, a court shall consider: (1) all factors necessary to determine the prospective adoptee’s best interests; and (2) any report prepared for the court. (b) (1) (i) In this subsection, “disability” means: 1. a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s major life […]
Section 5-3B-20 – Authority to Grant Adoption
A court may enter an order for adoption only if: (1) (i) 1. each of the prospective adoptee’s living parents consents: A. in writing; or B. by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show–cause order in accordance with this subtitle; 2. an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted […]
Section 5-3B-21 – Consent
(a) (1) Consent of a parent may include a waiver of rights to notice of: (i) the filing of a petition under this subtitle; and (ii) further proceedings under this subtitle. (2) Consent to adoption under this subtitle is not valid unless the consent: (i) is given after the prospective adoptee is born; (ii) is given in a language that the party […]