WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 606

(b)   [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS
SECTION, A guardian with the right to consent to adoption,
including a guardian with the right to consent to adoption who
was appointed without the consent of the natural parents, shall
file a written report with the court and give notice of the
child's status to each natural parent of the child under the
guardianship AND TO THE CHILD'S COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL if:

(1)  a placement for adoption is not made within [1
year] 9 MONTHS of the decree of guardianship;

(2)  a placement for adoption is made within [1 year]
9 MONTHS of the decree of guardianship, but there is a disrupted
placement, and a new placement is not made within 120 days of the
disrupted placement; or

(3)  a final decree of adoption is not entered within
[3] 2 years after placement for adoption.

(c)  The guardian shall mail the notice required by this
section to each natural parent at the last address known to the
guardian.

(d)  A natural parent may waive the right to notice under
this section. The waiver shall appear expressly in:

(1)  the natural parent's consent to the guardianship;
and

(2)  the decree of guardianship.

(e)  The written report required by this section shall:

(1)  be filed with the court; and

(2)  state the reasons for delay in placement for
adoption.

(f)  On receipt of the guardian's report UNDER SUBSECTION
(B) OF THIS SECTION [on a delay in placement for adoption], AND
EVERY 12 MONTHS THEREAFTER, the court:

(1)   [shall review the report;

(2)  unless both natural parents have waived notice in
accordance with subsection (d) of this section,] shall hold a
hearing [after each natural parent who has not waived notice has
been notified, at the last address known to the guardian, of the
hearing], TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD THE
CHILD'S ADOPTION AND TO REVIEW WHETHER THE CHILD'S CURRENT
PLACEMENT AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; AND

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