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CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

      Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle does not affect any adoption for which a final decree was entered before June 1, 1947, nor any adoption proceedings pending as of that date.

** SPECIAL NOTE: EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 464 - 2005 **

      (a)      This subtitle applies only to:

            (1)      guardianship of an individual who is committed to a local department as a child in need of assistance;

            (2)      adoption of an individual who is committed to a local department as a child in need of assistance, without prior termination of parental rights as to the individual; and

            (3)      adoption of an individual under guardianship under this subtitle.

      (b)      This subtitle:

            (1)      does not apply to a guardianship case filed on or before December 31, 2005, until guardianship is granted; and

            (2)      unless otherwise specified, does not apply to an adoption case filed on or before December 31, 2005.