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Ch. 504
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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(1) Find that the child is not in need of assistance and, except as
provided in subsection (e) of this section, dismiss the case; or
(2) Find that the child is in need of assistance and:
(i) Not change the child's custody status; or
(ii) Commit the child to the custody of:
1. A parent, relative, or other individual on terms the court
considers appropriate; or
2. A local department, the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, or both, on terms that the court considers appropriate, including designation
of the type of facility where the child is to be placed.
(c) In addition to any action under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the court
may:
(1) (i) Place a child under the protective supervision of the local
department on terms the court considers appropriate;
(ii) Grant limited guardianship to the department or an individual
or both for specific purposes including medical and educational purposes or for other
appropriate services if a parent is unavailable, unwilling, or unable to consent to
services that are in the best interest of the child; or
(iii) Order the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to
participate in rehabilitative services that are in the best interest of the child and
family; and
(2) Determine custody, visitation, support, or paternity of a child in
accordance with § 3-803(b) of this subtitle.
(d) If guardianship of a child is awarded to the local department under this
subtitle, the local department shall notify the parents of the child and their attorneys
as soon as practicable of any emergency decision made by the guardian with respect
to the child under § 3-801(o) of this subtitle.
3-823.
(b) (1) The court shall hold a permanency planning hearing to determine the
permanency plan for a child:
(i) No later than 11 months after a child committed under § 3-819
of this subtitle or continued in a voluntary placement under § 3-819.1(b) of this
subtitle enters an out-of-home placement; or
(ii) Within 30 days after the court finds that reasonable efforts to
reunify a child with the child's parent or guardian are not required based on a finding
that a circumstance enumerated in § 3-812 of this subtitle has occurred.
(e) At a permanency planning hearing, the court shall:
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