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§ 5-3A-22. Effects of order for guardianship

MD Fam L Code § 5-3A-22 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    An order for guardianship of an individual:

(1)    except as provided in § 5-3A-23 of this subtitle, § 4-414 of the Estates and Trusts Article, and § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, terminates a parent’s duties, obligations, and rights toward the individual;

(2)    eliminates the need for notice to a parent as to the filing of an adoption petition;

(3)    eliminates the need for further consent of a parent to adoption of the individual; and

(4)    grants guardianship of the individual to a child placement agency.

(b)    (1)    Unless a court gives legal custody to another person, a child’s guardian under this subtitle has legal custody.

(2)    Unless a court orders otherwise and subject to review by the court, a child’s guardian may make all decisions affecting the child’s education, health, and welfare, including consenting to:

(i)    adoption of the child;

(ii)    application by the child for a driver’s license;

(iii)    enlistment by the child in the armed forces;

(iv)    marriage of the child; and

(v)    medical, psychiatric, or surgical treatment.

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