(a) Before termination of parental rights as to a child, a petition for adoption of the child may be filed only as provided in this Part III of this subtitle. (b) (1) With the consent of the local department with custody of a child, any adult may petition a juvenile court under this Part III of this subtitle […]
A clerk of a juvenile court shall keep a listing of each address given to the juvenile court for a parent under this Part III of this subtitle.
(a) Within 5 days after a petition for adoption of a child is filed under this Part III of this subtitle with a juvenile court, the clerk shall send a copy of the petition, with the notice of filing that was attached to the petition, to: (1) the local department with custody of the child; (2) each of […]
(a) Promptly after a petition for adoption is filed under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show–cause order that requires the party to whom issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules. (b) On issuance of a show–cause order as to adoption of a child under this section, a petitioner […]
(a) A juvenile court shall hold a hearing before entering an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle. (b) Before a hearing under this section, a juvenile court shall give notice to all of the parties.
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a juvenile court shall rule on an adoption petition under this Part III of this subtitle promptly but no later than 180 days after the petition is filed. (b) A juvenile court may not enter an order for adoption of a child under this Part III of this subtitle […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(a) (1) Consent of a parent to an adoption under this Part III of this subtitle may include: (i) a provision barring a petitioner from learning identifying information about the parent; and (ii) a waiver of the right to notice of further proceedings under this Part III of this subtitle. (2) Consent to adoption entered into before a judge on […]
If a petition for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle is contested, a juvenile court shall dismiss the petition.
(a) (1) This subsection does not limit the right of an individual to provide for distribution of property by will. (2) Except as provided in § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, after a juvenile court enters an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle: (i) the adoptee: 1. is the child of the adoptive parent for […]
If a petition to invalidate an order for adoption under this Part III of this subtitle on the basis of a jurisdictional or procedural defect is filed more than 1 year after entry of the order, a juvenile court shall dismiss the petition.
