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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 3B. INDEPENDENT ADOPTION |
| PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 5-3B-01. Definitions |
| § 5-3B-02. Scope of subtitle; effect |
| § 5-3B-03. Statement of findings; purposes |
| § 5-3B-04. Foreign orders |
| § 5-3B-05. Paternity |
| § 5-3B-06. Appointed counsel |
| § 5-3B-07. Agreement for postadoption contact |
| § 5-3B-08. Assessment of costs |
| § 5-3B-09. Appeal |
| § 5-3B-10, 5-3B-11. |
| PART II. ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS. |
| § 5-3B-12. Authority to place child for adoption |
| § 5-3B-13. Petition |
| § 5-3B-14. Notice of filing |
| § 5-3B-15. Order to show cause |
| § 5-3B-16. Investigation |
| § 5-3B-17. Hearing on petition |
| § 5-3B-18. Time limit |
| § 5-3B-19. Considerations. |
| § 5-3B-20. Authority to grant adoption |
| § 5-3B-21. Consent |
| § 5-3B-22. Nonconsensual adoption |
| § 5-3B-23. Custody |
| § 5-3B-24. Accounting |
| § 5-3B-25. Effects of order for adoption |
| § 5-3B-26. Petition to invalidate |
| § 5-3B-27. |
| PART III. ACCESS TO ADOPTION RECORDS |
| § 5-3B-28. Urgently needed medical information |
| § 5-3B-29. Vital records |
| § 5-3B-30. Access for adoptive parent. |
| § 5-3B-31. |
| PART IV. PROHIBITED ACTS. |
| § 5-3B-32. Prohibited payments |