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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor S.B. 795
5-352.
(C) ADOPTION OF AN ADULT HAS THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT AS ADOPTION OF
A MINOR
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (c) of this section is renumbered as subsection
(d), to allow addition of new subsection (c), which is derived without
substantive change from former FL § 5-308(c).
As to "adult" and "minor", see Art. 1, § 24 of the Code.
5-360. ACCESS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(A) ALLOWED.
SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, ACCESS TO A DENTAL OR
MEDICAL RECORD OF AN ADOPTED MINOR MAY NOT BE DENIED TO A PARENT OF THE
MINOR BECAUSE THE PARENT IS AN ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(B) LIMIT ON IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
ACCESS TO A DENTAL OR MEDICAL RECORD UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT
INCLUDE ACCESS TO ANY PART OF THE RECORD THAT HAS IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION AS TO A FORMER PARENT OF THE MINOR
COMMITTEE NOTE: This section is derived from former FL § 5-329.1.
In subsection (b) of this section, the word "natural", which formerly
modified the reference to the former parent, is deleted to reflect that the
parental rights of a nonbiological i.e., adoptive parent can be terminated in
the same manner as a biological parent's can.
As to "minor", see Art. 1, § 24 of the Code.
Defined terms: "Identifying information" § 5-301
"Include" § 1-101
"Parent" § 5-301
5-3A-07.
(b) (1) In [a case] AN ADOPTION PROCEEDING under this subtitle, a court
shall appoint an attorney to represent a [child] PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE WHO:
(i) [who] IS AT LEAST 10 YEARS OLD; AND
(II) 1. IS A MINOR; OR
2. has a disability that makes the [child] PROSPECTIVE
ADOPTEE incapable of effectively participating in the [case; or
(ii) if the child must decide whether to consent to the adoption, who
is at least 10 years old] PROCEEDING.
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