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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 365
5-3A-34. CONSIDERATIONS. (A)     IN GENERAL. IN RULING ON A PETITION FOR A CHILD'S ADOPTION UNDER THIS PART III OF
THIS SUBTITLE, A COURT SHALL CONSIDER: (1)      ALL FACTORS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE CHILD'S BEST
INTERESTS; AND (2)      THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 5-3A-31 OF THIS SUBTITLE. (B)     MARRIAGE. IN RULING ON AN ADOPTION PETITION UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE,
A COURT MAY NOT DENY THE PETITION SOLELY BECAUSE THE PETITIONER IS
SINGLE OR UNMARRIED. COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new and added to state
expressly that a court may consider relevant factors not limited solely to
religious background covered under former FL § 5-316(2). Subsection (b) of this section is derived without substantive change from
former FL § 5-309(b). Subsection (b) of this section, the reference to being "unmarried" is
substituted for the former reference to "not hav[ing] a spouse".
Defined term: "Child" § 5-3A-01
5-3A-35.
(C) CONSENT OF A PARTY TO AN ADOPTION UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS
SUBTITLE IS NOT VALID UNLESS: (1)      THE CONSENT IS GIVEN IN A LANGUAGE THAT THE PARTY
UNDERSTANDS; (2)      IF GIVEN IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, THE CONSENT: (I)      IS GIVEN BEFORE A JUDGE ON THE RECORD; OR (II)     IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE AFFIDAVIT OF A TRANSLATOR
STATING THAT THE TRANSLATION OF THE DOCUMENT OF CONSENT IS ACCURATE; (3)      THE CONSENT NAMES THE CHILD; (4)      THE CONSENT CONTAINS ENOUGH INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY THE
PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT; AND (5)      THE PARTY HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE OR ON-THE-RECORD
NOTICE OF: (I) THE REVOCATION PROVISIONS IN THIS SECTION;
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