1. (a) Promptly after a petition for adoption is filed under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show-cause order that requires the party to whom issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules.

2. (b) On issuance of a show-cause order as to adoption of a child under this section, a petitioner shall serve the order on:

   1. (1) each of the child's living parents who has not consented to the adoption;
   2. (2) each living parent's last attorney of record in the CINA case; and
   3. (3) the child's last attorney of record in the CINA case.

3. (c) Service under this section shall be:

   1. (1) on a parent, by:

      1. (i) first-class mail; and

      2. (ii) 1. personal service; or

         1. 2. certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested; and

   2. (2) on an attorney, by:

      1. (i) personal service; or
      2. (ii) certified mail, return receipt requested.
4. (d) Service on a parent under this section shall be attempted as provided in § 5-316(d), (e), and (f) of this subtitle.

Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 365, § 2, eff. June 1, 2006.