§ 5-3B-01. Definitions  


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  •    (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

    (b) Identifying information. -- "Identifying information" means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.

    (c) Parent. --

       (1) "Parent" means an individual who, at any time before a court enters an order for adoption under this subtitle:

          (i) meets a criterion in § 5-3B-05(a) of this subtitle; or

          (ii) is the mother.

       (2) "Parent" does not include an individual whom a court has adjudicated not to be a father or mother.

    (d) Prospective adoptee. -- "Prospective adoptee" means an individual who is the subject of a petition for adoption under this subtitle.


HISTORY: 2005, ch. 464, § 3.