§ 7-105. Prohibited payments related to adoption
§ 7-105. Prohibited payments related to adoption (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 7-103 and 7-104 of this title, a person may not pay or give or offer to pay or give to any other person, or request, receive, or accept any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, for: (1) the placement […]
§ 6-106. Request for nondisclosure [Effective until July 1, 2023]
§ 6-106. Request for nondisclosure [Effective until July 1, 2023] A former parent of an adoptee may prevent disclosure of identifying information about himself or herself by filing a request for nondisclosure with the registry as provided in section 6-105 of this title. A request for nondisclosure may be withdrawn by a former parent at […]
§ 6-107. Release of original birth certificate [Effective until July 1, 2023]
§ 6-107. Release of original birth certificate [Effective until July 1, 2023] (a) A copy of the adoptee’s original birth certificate may be released to the adoptee upon the request of an adoptee who has attained the age of 18 and who has access to identifying information under this article. (b) When 99 years have […]
§ 6-108. Certificate of adoption
§ 6-108. Certificate of adoption Upon the request of an adoptive parent or an adoptee who has attained the age of 18, the register or clerk of the court that entered an adoption decree shall issue a certificate of adoption which states the date and place of adoption, the date of birth of the adoptee, […]
§ 5-107. Dispositional hearing
§ 5-107. Dispositional hearing (a) Both petitioners shall appear in person at the hearing unless an appearance is excused for good cause shown. In the latter event an appearance may be made for either or both of them by an attorney authorized in writing to make the appearance, or a hearing may be conducted by […]
§ 5-108. Decree of adoption
§ 5-108. Decree of adoption (a) A decree of adoption issued under this article shall substantially conform to the relevant requirements of section 3-705 of this title and appeals from a decree, or challenges to it, are governed by section 3-707 of this title. (b) The court shall send a copy of the decree to […]
§ 5-109. Adoption of an adult who is incompetent
§ 5-109. Adoption of an adult who is incompetent If the adult who is being adopted has been found by a court to be incompetent: (1) the legal guardian shall join in the petition for adoption; (2) the court may, upon recommendation of the legal guardian: (A) waive the requirement that the adoptee join in […]
§ 6-102. Records confidential
§ 6-102. Records confidential (a) All records on file with the court or in the possession of an agency, the Department of Health, the registry, or other provider of professional services in connection with an adoption are confidential and may not be inspected except as provided in this title. (b) During a proceeding for adoption, […]
§ 6-103. Adoption registry
§ 6-103. Adoption registry (a) The registry shall maintain: (1) an index containing all of the following information, as applicable: (A) the adoptee’s name at birth and after adoption and date of birth; (B) the names and addresses of the adoptee’s former parents and adoptive parents; (C) the date and court in which a consent […]
§ 6-104. Release of nonidentifying information
§ 6-104. Release of nonidentifying information (a) The following persons may request nonidentifying information from confidential adoption records: (1) the adoptive parent, the legal custodian or guardian of an adoptee, an adoptee who has attained the age of 18, an emancipated adoptee, a deceased adoptee’s direct descendant who has attained the age of 18, or […]