2018 Maryland Code
Family Law
Title 5 - Children
Subtitle 3A - Private Agency Guardianship and Adoption
Part I - General Provisions
§ 5-3A-01. Definitions
(a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Child. -- "Child" means an individual who is the subject of a guardianship or adoption petition under this subtitle.
(c) Guardianship. -- "Guardianship" means an award, under this subtitle, of any power of a guardian.
(d) Identifying information. -- "Identifying information" means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.
(e) Parent. --
(1) "Parent" means an individual who, at the time a petition for guardianship or adoption is filed under this subtitle or at any time before a court terminates the individual's parental rights:
(i) meets a criterion in ยง 5-3A-06(a) of this subtitle; or
(ii) is the mother.
(2) "Parent" does not include an individual whom a court has adjudicated not to be a father or mother.
