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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-3B-01

Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2019
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Assisted reproduction” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of this title.
(b) “Identifying information” means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.
(c) “Identifying information” means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.
(d) “Mother” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of this title.
(c) (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.
(e) (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; (ii) is the mother; or (iii) is a parent or is presumed to be a parent under Title 1, Subtitle 2 of the Estates and Trusts Article. (2) “Parent” does not include an individual whom a court has adjudicated not to be a father or mother.
(d) “Prospective adoptee” means an individual who is the subject of a petition for adoption under this subtitle.
(f) “Prospective adoptee” means an individual who is the subject of a petition for adoption under this subtitle.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.