Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
FAMILY LAW |
TITLE 5. CHILDREN |
SUBTITLE 3B. INDEPENDENT ADOPTION |
PART II. ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS. |
§ 5-3B-23. Custody
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A court may not grant a petition under § 5-3B-22 of this subtitle solely because a parent:
(1) does not have legal custody of a prospective adoptee by reason of a divorce or legal separation; or
(2) has been deprived of custody of a prospective adoptee by an act of the other parent.