§ 5-3B-12. Authority to place child for adoption

MD Fam L Code § 5-3B-12 (2019) (N/A)
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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.