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§ 5-334. Order to show-cause

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Guardianship to and Adoption Through Local Department (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Adoption Without Prior Termination of Parental Rights (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-334
§ 5-334. Order to show-cause
Currentness
Requirement
(a) Promptly after a petition for adoption is filed under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show-cause order that requires the party to whom issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules.
Service
(b) On issuance of a show-cause order as to adoption of a child under this section, a petitioner shall serve the order on:
(1) each of the child's living parents who has not consented to the adoption;
(2) each living parent's last attorney of record in the CINA case; and
(3) the child's last attorney of record in the CINA case.
Method
(c) Service under this section shall be:
(1) on a parent, by:
(i) first-class mail; and
(ii) 1. personal service; or
2. certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested; and
(2) on an attorney, by:
(i) personal service; or
(ii) certified mail, return receipt requested.
Parental addresses
(d) Service on a parent under this section shall be attempted as provided in § 5-316(d), (e), and (f) of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 365, § 2, eff. June 1, 2006.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-334, MD FAMILY § 5-334
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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