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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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FAMILY LAW |
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TITLE 5. CHILDREN |
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SUBTITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP TO AND ADOPTION THROUGH LOCAL DEPARTMENT |
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PART III. ADOPTION WITHOUT PRIOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS |
§ 5-333. Notice of filing
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(a) Requirement. -- 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 the child's living parents who has not waived the right to notice;
(3) each living parent's last attorney of record in the CINA case; and
(4) the child's last attorney of record in the CINA case.
(b) Method. -- Notice under this section shall be by first-class mail.
(c) Parental address. -- Notice to a parent under this section shall be sent to the parent's last address known to the juvenile court.