Maryland Family Law Section 5-3B-08

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

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

      (a)      A court may order an adoptive parent to pay, wholly or partly, reasonable fees for a former parent's:

            (1)      independent counsel; or

            (2)      adoption counseling or guidance for a reasonable time.

      (b)      Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a court may assign among the parties to a case under this subtitle counsel fees, counseling or guidance fees, and costs of testing under § 5-3B-05 of this subtitle, as the court considers appropriate.