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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 464
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(IV) WHETHER ADDITIONAL SERVICES WOULD BE LIKELY TO BRING
ABOUT A LASTING PARENTAL ADJUSTMENT SO THAT THE CHILD COULD BE
RETURNED TO THE PARENT WITHIN AN ASCERTAINABLE TIME NOT TO EXCEED 18
MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PLACEMENT UNLESS THE JUVENILE COURT MAKES A
SPECIFIC FINDING THAT IT IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTERESTS TO EXTEND THE
TIME FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD;
(3) WHETHER:
(I) THE PARENT HAS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED THE CHILD OR A
MINOR AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ABUSE OR NEGLECT;
(II) 1. AS EVIDENCED BY AN APPROPRIATE TOXICOLOGY TEST
OF THE MOTHER OR CHILD;
A. ON ADMISSION TO A HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILD'S
DELIVERY, THE MOTHER WAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR A DRUG AS EVIDENCED BY A
POSITIVE TOXICOLOGY TEST; OR
B. THE CHILD WAS BORN EXPOSED TO A DRUG UPON THE
BIRTH OF THE CHILD, THE CHILD TESTED POSITIVE FOR A DRUG AS EVIDENCED BY A
POSITIVE TOXICOLOGY TEST; AND
2. THE MOTHER REFUSED THE LEVEL OF DRUG TREATMENT
RECOMMENDED BY A QUALIFIED ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST, AS DEFINED IN § 5-1201
OF THIS TITLE, OR BY A PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST, AS DEFINED IN THE HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE;
(III) THE PARENT SUBJECTED THE CHILD TO:
1. CHRONIC ABUSE;
2. CHRONIC AND LIFE-THREATENING NEGLECT;
3. SEXUAL ABUSE; OR
4. TORTURE;
(IV) THE PARENT HAS BEEN CONVICTED, IN ANY STATE OR ANY
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, OF:
1. A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGAINST:
A. A MINOR OFFSPRING OF THE PARENT;
B. THE CHILD; OR
C. ANOTHER PARENT OF THE CHILD; OR
2. AIDING OR ABETTING, CONSPIRING, OR SOLICITING TO
COMMIT A CRIME DESCRIBED IN SUBITEM 1 OF THIS ITEM; AND
(V) THE PARENT HAS INVOLUNTARILY LOST PARENTAL RIGHTS TO
A SIBLING OF THE CHILD; AND
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