Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
FAMILY LAW |
TITLE 5. CHILDREN |
SUBTITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP TO AND ADOPTION THROUGH LOCAL DEPARTMENT |
PART II. GUARDIANSHIP |
§ 5-322. Grant of guardianship -- Consensual
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(a) Authority. -- If all consents for guardianship of a child have been given in accordance with this subtitle and the child has not objected, a juvenile court may enter an order for guardianship.
(b) Notice. --
(1) Within 5 days after entry of an order under this section, a juvenile court shall give notice of the order to:
(i) each party or, if represented, counsel;
(ii) each of the child's living parents who has not waived the right to notice;
(iii) each living parent's last attorney of record in the CINA case; and
(iv) the child's last attorney of record in the CINA case.
(2) Notice under this subsection shall be by first-class mail.
(3) Notice to a party under this subsection shall be sent to the party's last address known to the juvenile court.