2013 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
§ 5-3B-16 - Investigation
(a) In general. -- Before ruling on a consensual adoption petition under § 5-3B-20(1) of this subtitle, a court may order any investigation that the court considers necessary.
(b) Report. -- Before ruling on a nonconsensual adoption petition under §§ 5-3B-20(2) and 5-3B-22 of this subtitle, a court shall order an appropriate agency to investigate and submit a report that includes summaries of:
(1) the prospective adoptee's emotional ties with and feelings toward the prospective adoptee's parents, the prospective adoptee's siblings, and others who may affect the prospective adoptee's best interests significantly; and
(2) the prospective adoptee's adjustment to:
(i) community;
(ii) home; and
(iii) school.
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