PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 11

3-837.

(a)      Each parent of a child who is the subject of a child in need of assistance
proceeding shall notify the juvenile court AND THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES of all changes in the parent's address.

(b)     The clerk's office of the juvenile court shall maintain a listing of the latest
address provided by each parent of a child who is the subject of a child in need of
assistance proceeding.

(c)      On request of a local department of social services, the clerk's office shall
disclose to the local department the last known address of the parents of a child
adjudicated in need of assistance, for purposes of attempting notification of a petition for
guardianship with the right to consent to adoption or long-term care short of adoption.

3-837.1.

(A)     (1) AT EACH CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE HEARING, THE COURT
SHALL INQUIRE INTO, AND MAKE FINDINGS OF FACT ON THE RECORD REGARDING,
THE IDENTITY AND CURRENT ADDRESS OF EACH PARENT OF EACH CHILD BEFORE
THE COURT.

(2) IN CARRYING OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE COURT SHALL:

(I)       INFORM THE PARTIES PRESENT OF THEIR CONTINUING
OBLIGATION TO ASSIST THE COURT IN IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING EACH PARENT
OF EACH CHILD;

(II)     INFORM THE PARENTS PRESENT OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO
KEEP THE CLERK OF THE COURT APPRISED OF THEIR CURRENT ADDRESS;

(III)    INFORM THE PARENTS PRESENT OF AVAILABLE PROCESSES
AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING PATERNITY, IF NOT YET ESTABLISHED; AND

(IV)    IF APPROPRIATE, REFER THE PARENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY AND
SUPPORT.

(B)     THE COURT MAY ORDER A PARENT OR PUTATIVE PARENT:

(1)      TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES WITH THE
APPROPRIATE SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; AND

(2)      TO COOPERATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT.

(C)     A CIRCUIT COURT MAY CONSIDER EVIDENCE TAKEN AND FINDINGS
MADE ON THE RECORD IN A CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE HEARING AND IN ANY
PATERNITY, CHILD SUPPORT, OR GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING REGARDING THAT
CHILD.

- 675 -