THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   1009

(d)  the mother of a child born out of wedlock, if she is alive and
has not lost her parental rights through court action or voluntary
relinquishment or abandonment, except that if the child has been
legitimated according to the laws of any jurisdiction, the consent of
the father shall then also be required, if he is alive and has not sub-
sequently lost his parental rights through court action or voluntary
relinquishment or abandonment; or

(e)  the mother of a child born in wedlock, if she is alive and has
not lost her parental rights through court action or voluntary relin-
quishment or abandonment, and if the illegitimacy of the child has
been established to the satisfaction of the court, and notice, as is
provided by Section 83 of this sub-title, has been given to the husband
of the mother of the child; or

(f)  the legal guardian of the person to be adopted, if parental
rights with right to consent to adoption as provided in Section 80 A
above, have been transferred by court action to such guardian; or

(g)  the executive head of any public or private child care or child
placement institution or agency which through court action under
Section 80A above, or voluntary relinquishment has been given the
care, custody and control of the person to be adopted, including the
right to consent to such an adoption; or

(h) the State Department of Public Welfare or its local unit
within the jurisdiction of the court, in any condition of fact not here-
inbefore covered.

[Any consent obtained under the provisions of this section may
be revoked and cancelled at any time during the adoption proceedings
prior to the entry of an interlocutory decree of adoption. Withdrawal
of consent shall thereafter be prohibited, unless permitted by the
court at a hearing at which all parties to the adoption proceedings
are given an opportunity to be heard.]

Any consent obtained under the provisions of this section may be
revoked and cancelled at any time before final decree, but not after
a guardianship decree under Section 80A above, if one be had, or not
after an interlocutory decree, if one be had.

Minority of a natural parent shall not be a bar to such parent's con-
sent to adoption, and the adoptions shall not thereby be invalidated.

[83. (Notice.) Due notice of pending adoption proceedings shall
be given immediately upon the filing of a petition by summons, order
of publication or otherwise, as the court may order to be given to any
person or persons whose consent is necessary thereto. Provided,
however, that any party or parties who have formally given their con-
sent to the proposed adoption, as provided elsewhere in this sub-title,
shall be held thereby to have waived the requirement of notice to
them under the provisions of this section. Provided, further, how-
ever, that in no event shall a consent executed by a natural mother
before the end of the first thirty days of the child's life constitute a
waiver of the requirement of notice provided for in this section.]

83. (Notice.) Due notice of proceedings under this sub-title shall
be given immediately upon the filing of a petition by summons, order
of publication, or otherwise, as the court may order to be given to
any person or persons whose consent is necessary thereto.