Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3A - Private Agency Guardianship and Adoption
Part II - Guardianship Proceeding

Section 5-3A-13 - Petition - (a) Only a child placement agency may petition for guardianship...

Section 5-3A-14 - Notice of Filing - (a) Within 5 days after a petition for guardianship of...

Section 5-3A-15 - Order to Show Cause - (a) On issuance of a show–cause order as to guardianship...

Section 5-3A-16 - Investigation - Before ruling on a guardianship petition, a court may order...

Section 5-3A-17 - Time Limits - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a court...

Section 5-3A-18 - Authority to Grant Guardianship - (a) A court may grant a guardianship of a child...

Section 5-3A-19 - Consent - (a) (1) Consent of a parent may include a waiver...

Section 5-3A-20 - Grant of Guardianship -- Consensual - (a) If all consents for guardianship of a child have...

Section 5-3A-21 - Contents of Order - In an order entered under this subtitle, a court shall...

Section 5-3A-22 - Effects of Order for Guardianship - (a) An order for guardianship of an individual: (1) except...

Section 5-3A-23 - Guardianship Review - (a) (1) A child placement agency shall file a written...

Section 5-3A-24 - Failed Conditional Consent During Guardianship - If a petitioner becomes aware, after a court rules on...

Section 5-3A-25 - Termination of Guardianship - (a) Unless terminated sooner, a court retains jurisdiction over a...