§ 5-3A-29. Petitioner

   (a) Age. -- Any adult may petition a court for an adoption under this subtitle.

(b) Minimum period of placement. -- A petitioner may petition for adoption of a child 180 days or more after a child placement agency places the child with the petitioner.

(c) Marital status. --

   (1) If a petitioner under this section is married, the petitioner's spouse shall join in the petition unless the spouse:

      (i) is separated from the petitioner under a circumstance that gives the petitioner a ground for annulment or divorce; or

      (ii) is not competent to join in the petition.

   (2) If the marital status of a petitioner changes before entry of a final order, the petitioner shall amend the petition accordingly.

HISTORY: 2005, ch. 464, § 3.