Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
(a)(1) Consent of a parent to an adoption under this Part III of this subtitle may include:(i) a provision barring a petitioner from learning identifying information about the parent; and(ii) a waiver of the right to notice of further proceedings under this Part III of this subtitle.(2) Consent to adoption entered into before a judge on the record shall include a waiver of the revocation period.(3) Consent of a party to an adoption under this Part III of this subtitle is not valid unless: (i) the consent is given in a language that the party understands;(ii) if given in a language other than English, the consent: 1. is given before a judge on the record; or2. is accompanied by the affidavit of a translator stating that the translation of the document of consent is accurate;(iii) the consent names the child;(iv) the consent contains enough information to identify the prospective adoptive parent;(v) the party has received written notice or on-the-record notice of:1. the revocation provisions in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1) of this section;2. the search rights of adoptees and parents under § 5-359 of this subtitle and the search rights of adoptees, parents, and siblings under Subtitle 4B of this title; and3. the right to file a disclosure veto under § 5-359 of this subtitle; and(vi) the consent is accompanied by an affidavit of counsel appointed under § 5-307(a) of this subtitle, stating that a parent who is a minor or has a disability consents knowingly and voluntarily.(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a parent may revoke consent to adoption under this Part III of this subtitle at any time within the later of: (i) 30 days after the parent signs the consent; or(ii) 30 days after the adoption petition is filed.(2) Consent to adoption under subsection (a)(2) of this section is irrevocable.(c) A local department may revoke consent to an adoption under this Part III of this subtitle at any time before a juvenile court enters an order of adoption under this Part III of this subtitle.(d) A child may revoke consent or object to an adoption under this Part III of this subtitle at any time before a juvenile court enters an order of adoption under this Part III of this subtitle.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 43,Sec. 1, eff. 4/9/2013.