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S.B. 795 VETOES
COMMITTEE NOTE: FL §.5-3B-20(a) is renumbered as FL § 5-3B-21(a) to
reflect the addition of proposed FL § 5-3B-19 and of new subsection (a)(1),
to parallel waiver provisions in current FL §§ 5-321(a)(1), 5-339(a)(1)(ii),
and 5-3A-19(a)(1).
Defined terms: "Include" § 1-101
"Parent" § 5-3B-01
5-3B-22.
(b) (3) In [ruling] DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF A PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE TO TERMINATE A PARENT'S RIGHTS under this
subsection, a court shall [give]:
(I) GIVE primary consideration to the health and safety of the
prospective adoptee [in determining the prospective adoptee's best interests]; AND
(II) CONSIDER THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 5-3B-16 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (b)(3) of this section is amended to add the
requirement for consideration of a report.
Defined terms: "Parent" § 5-3B-01
"Prospective adoptee" § 5-3B-01
5-3B-25.
(C) ADOPTION OF AN ADULT HAS THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT AS ADOPTION OF
A MINOR
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (b) of this section is derived without
substantive change from former FL § 5-308(c).
As to "adult" and "minor", see Art. 1, § 24 of the Code.
5-3B-30. 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
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