Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-3B-23
Custody
Effective Jun 1, 2006Added as Family Law § 5-3B-22 by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Renumbered as Family Law § 5-3B-23 by Acts 2006, c. 365, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006.State of Maryland
- (1) does not have legal custody of a prospective adoptee by reason of a divorce or legal separation; or
- (2) has been deprived of custody of a prospective adoptee by an act of the other parent.
A court may not grant a petition under § 5-3B-22 of this subtitle solely because a parent:
Added as Family Law § 5-3B-22 by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Renumbered as Family Law § 5-3B-23 by Acts 2006, c. 365, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006.