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Ch. 609 1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND (ii) has repeatedly failed to contribute to the physical care and support (iii) has been convicted of child abuse of the child; OR (IV) HAS BEEN: 1. CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN .2. SENTENCED TO (c) In determining whether it is in the best interest of the child to terminate a (1) an investigation by an appropriate agency; and (2) a report of the investigation that includes summaries of: (i) the child's feelings toward and emotional ties with the child's (ii) the child's adjustment to home, school, and community; and (iii) if the natural parent is absent, an evaluation of the petitioner's (d) A court may not grant a decree of adoption under this section solely because (1) does not have legal custody of the child by reason of divorce or legal (2) has been deprived of custody of the child by the act of the other natural (e) After the adoption, if it is in the child's best interest, the adoptive parent and SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect Approved May 25, 1995. - 3484 -
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