§ 3-501. Authorization A petition to terminate the relationship between a parent or an alleged parent and a minor child may be filed in a proceeding for adoption under this title by: (1) a parent or a guardian who has selected a prospective adoptive parent for a minor and who intends to place, or has […]
§ 3-502. Time and content of petition (a) A petition under this part may be filed at any time before entry of a decree of adoption. (b) The petition shall be signed and verified by the petitioner, filed with the court, and state: (1) the name and address of the petitioner; (2) the name of […]
§ 3-503. Service of petition and notice (a) A petition to terminate under this part and a notice of hearing on the petition shall be served upon the respondent in the manner prescribed in section 3-403 of this title. (b) The notice of a hearing shall inform the respondent of the method for responding and […]
§ 3-504. Grounds for terminating relationship of parent and child (a) If a respondent answers or appears at the hearing and asserts parental rights, the court shall proceed with the hearing expeditiously. If the court finds, upon clear and convincing evidence, that any one of the following grounds exists and that termination is in the […]
§ 3-505. Effect of order granting petition (a) An order issued under this part granting the petition: (1) terminates the relationship of parent and child between the respondent and the minor; (2) extinguishes any right the respondent had to withhold consent to a proposed adoption of the minor or to further notice of a proceeding […]
§ 3-506. Effect of order denying petition (a) If the court fails to find a ground stated in section 3-504 of this title for terminating a relationship of parent and child, the court shall deny the petition to terminate and enter an order as follows: (1) if the parent who was not the subject of […]
