(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    “Caregiver” means a person with whom a child resides and who exercises responsibility for the welfare of the child.

(c)    “Child” means an individual who is the subject of a guardianship or adoption petition under this subtitle.

(d)    “Developmental disability” has the meaning stated in § 3–801 of the Courts Article.

(e)    “Guardianship” means an award, under this subtitle, of any power of a guardian.

(f)    “Identifying information” means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.

(g)    (1)    “Parent” means an individual who, at the time a petition for guardianship is filed under this subtitle or at any time before a court terminates the individual’s parental rights:

(i)    meets a criterion in § 5–306(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 of a child.

(h)    “Party” means:

(1)    in a guardianship case under this subtitle:

(i)    the child;

(ii)    except as provided in § 5–326(a)(3)(iii) of this subtitle, the child’s parent; and

(iii)    the local department to which the child is committed;

(2)    in an adoption case under Part III of this subtitle:

(i)    the child;

(ii)    the child’s parent; and

(iii)    the individual seeking adoption;

(3)    in an adoption case under Part IV of this subtitle:

(i)    the child; and

(ii)    the individual seeking adoption; and

(4)    if express reference is made to a CINA case, a governmental unit or person defined as a party in § 3–801 of the Courts Article.