Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-3A-18
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2019
(a) A court may grant a guardianship of a child only if: (1) each of the child’s living parents consents: (i) in writing; or (ii) by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show cause order in accordance with this subtitle; (2) an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, and the governmental unit or person consents; or (3) parental rights have been terminated in compliance with the laws of a state or other jurisdiction, as described in § 5–3A–05 of this subtitle.
(a) A court may grant a guardianship of a child only if: (1) each of the child’s living parents consents: (i) in writing; or (ii) by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show–cause order in accordance with this subtitle; (2) an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, and the governmental unit or person consents; or (3) parental rights have been terminated in compliance with the laws of a state or other jurisdiction, as described in § 5–3A–05 of this subtitle.
(b) A governmental unit or person:
(1) may condition consent or acquiescence on adoption into a specific family that a child placement agency has approved for the placement; but
(2) may not condition consent or acquiescence on any factor other than placement into a specific family.
(b) A governmental unit or person:
(1) may condition consent or acquiescence on adoption into a specific family that a child placement agency has approved for the placement; but
(2) may not condition consent or acquiescence on any factor other than placement into a specific family.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.