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-23 – Custody
A court may not grant a petition under § 5-3B-22 of this subtitle solely because a parent: (1) does not have legal custody of a prospective adoptee by reason of a divorce or legal separation; or (2) has been deprived of custody of a prospective adoptee by an act of the other parent.
Section 5-3B-24 – Accounting
(a) This section does not apply to an adoption by the spouse of the prospective adoptee’s parent or a relative of the prospective adoptee. (b) A court may not enter an order under this subtitle until the petitioner files with the court an accounting of all payments and disbursements of any item of value made by or […]
Section 5-3B-25 – Effects of Order for Adoption
(a) This subsection does not limit the right of an individual to provide for distribution of property by will. (b) Except as provided in § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, after a court enters an order for adoption under this subtitle: (1) the adoptee: (i) is the offspring of the adoptive parent for all intents and purposes; and […]
Section 5-3B-26 – Petition to Invalidate
If a petition to invalidate an order under this subtitle on the basis of a jurisdictional or procedural defect is filed more than 1 year after entry of the order, a court shall dismiss the petition.
Section 5-3B-12 – Authority to Place Child for Adoption
Except for a child being placed for adoption with a relative of the child, by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of affinity or consanguinity under the civil law rule, a parent or grandparent may place a child for adoption only if: (1) a petition for adoption is filed in court; and (2) the court, by order, […]
Section 5-3B-13 – Petition
(a) Any adult or minor may be adopted under this subtitle. (b) (1) Any adult may petition a court for adoption. (2) If a petitioner is married, the petitioner’s spouse shall join in the petition unless the spouse: (i) is separated from the petitioner under a circumstance that gives the petitioner a ground for annulment or divorce; (ii) is not competent […]
Section 5-3B-14 – Notice of Filing
A court shall give notice of the filing of an adoption petition to each individual whose consent has been filed under this subtitle and who has not waived the right to notice.
Section 5-3B-15 – Order to Show Cause
(a) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to an adoption by a spouse of the prospective adoptee’s parent or a relative of the prospective adoptee. (b) A court shall issue a show–cause order that includes advice as to the parent’s rights to: (1) have independent counsel; and (2) receive adoption counseling and guidance. (c) On issuance of a […]
Section 5-3B-16 – Investigation
(a) Except as provided in § 5–3B–27 of this subtitle, before ruling on a consensual adoption petition under § 5–3B–20(1) of this subtitle, a court may order a court investigator or child placement agency to conduct any investigation that the court considers necessary. (b) Before ruling on a nonconsensual adoption petition under §§ 5–3B–20(2) and 5–3B–22 of […]