Maryland Statutes
§ 5-3B-12
Maryland § 5-3B-12
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Bluebook
Md. Code Ann., Family Law § 5-3B-12 (2026).
Text
Except for a child being placed for adoption with a relative of the child, by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of affinity or consanguinity under the civil law rule, a parent or grandparent may place a child for adoption only if:
(1)a petition for adoption is filed in court; and
(2)the court, by order, sanctions the placement pending final action on the petition.
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