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S.B. 795
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VETOES
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2. give notice to all of the other parties; AND
3. IF CONSENT WAS RECEIVED FROM A GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT OR PERSON WHO IS NOT A PARTY, GIVE NOTICE TO THAT UNIT OR PERSON;
(iii) if the party, UNIT, OR PERSON whose condition cannot be
fulfilled fails to enter into a new consent, the juvenile court shall set the case in for a
prompt trial on the merits of the petition.
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (a)(2)(i) and (iii) of this section is amended to
accommodate instances in which a nonparty consents.
Defined terms: "Guardianship" § 5-301
"Juvenile court" § 1-101
"Party" § 5-301
"Person" § 1-101
5-320.
(a) A juvenile court may grant guardianship of a child only if:
(1) (iii) 1. each of the child's living parents consents:
A. in writing;
B. knowingly and voluntarily, on the record before the
juvenile court; or
C. by failure to file a timely notice of objection after being
served with a show cause order in accordance with this subtitle; [or]
2. [if] an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a
state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a
parent the power to consent to adoption, AND the unit or person consents; or
3. PARENTAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF A STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AS DESCRIBED
IN § 5-305 OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section is amended to add a
specific reference to provisions governing recognition of out-of-state
orders and to make technical corrections.
Defined terms: "Child" § 5-301
"Juvenile court" § 1-101
"Parent" § 5-301
"Person" § 1-101
"State" § 1-101
5-321.
(d) If, at any time before a juvenile court enters an order for adoption of a
child, the juvenile court finds that a condition [for] OF CONSENT TO guardianship
will not be fulfilled, the consent or acquiescence becomes invalid.
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