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2022 Maryland Statutes
Family Law
Title 5 - Children
Subtitle 3B - Independent Adoption
Part II - Adoption Proceedings
Section 5-3B-23 - Custody
Universal Citation:
MD Family Law Code § 5-3B-23 (2022)
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A court may not grant a petition under § 5-3B-22 of this subtitle solely because a parent:
(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.
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