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§ 5-502. Findings of General Assembly

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: January 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Child Care; Foster Care (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2012
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-502
§ 5-502. Findings of General Assembly
Currentness
Declarations
(a) The General Assembly declares that:
(1) minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and
(2) when a parent has relinquished the care of the parent's minor child to others, there is a possibility of certain risks to the child that require compensating measures.
Policy
(b) It is the policy of this State:
(1) to protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the children's parent;
(2) to resolve doubts in favor of the child when there is a conflict between the interests of a minor child and the interests of an adult; and
(3) to encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and homelike environment.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 564, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
Formerly Art. 88A, §§ 19, 32D.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-502, MD FAMILY § 5-502
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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