Maryland Statutes
Part II - Adoption Proceedings
Section 5-3B-20 - Authority to Grant Adoption

A court may enter an order for adoption only if:
        (1)    (i)    1.    each of the prospective adoptee’s living parents consents:
                A.    in writing; or
                B.    by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show–cause order in accordance with this subtitle;
                2.    an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, and the unit or person consents; or
                3.    parental rights have been terminated in compliance with the laws of a state or other jurisdiction, as described in § 5–3B–04 of this subtitle; and
            (ii)    if the prospective adoptee is at least 10 years old, the prospective adoptee consents; or
        (2)    in accordance with § 5–3B–22 of this subtitle, the court orders adoption without consent otherwise required under this section.

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