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§ 5-4B-07. Confidential intermediary report

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4b. Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-4B-07
§ 5-4B-07. Confidential intermediary report
Currentness
Contents of report
(a) Within 90 days after executing a search, contact, and reunion services agreement under § 5-4B-05 or § 5-4B-11 of this subtitle, a confidential intermediary shall file a report with the Director stating that:
(1) the individual contacted by the confidential intermediary consents to the disclosure of specified information;
(2) the individual contacted by the confidential intermediary does not consent to the disclosure of any information;
(3) the individual sought by the confidential intermediary has not been located; or
(4) the individual sought by the confidential intermediary is deceased.
Deceased individuals
(b) If the individual sought by the confidential intermediary is deceased, the confidential intermediary shall indicate in the report whether any relatives or members of the adoptive family were contacted, as provided in § 5-4B-11 of this subtitle, and whether those individuals consent to the disclosure of information.
Confidentiality of report
(c) The report and any documents filed in accordance with this section are confidential.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 679, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 312, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-4B-07, MD FAMILY § 5-4B-07
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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