§ 5-348. Time limits

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   (a) Maximum limit. -- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a juvenile court shall rule on the adoption petition under this Part IV of this subtitle promptly but no later than 180 days after the petition is filed.

(b) Minimum limit. -- A juvenile court may not enter an order for adoption of a child under this Part IV of this subtitle before the later of:

   (1) 30 days after the birth of the child; or

   (2) 10 days after the notice is served under § 5-346 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 2005, ch. 464, § 3.

                    
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