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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-3B-23

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.

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