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e in the form required by Code, Family Law Article:
(1) §5-316 in a Public Agency Guardianship;
(2) §5-334 in a Public Agency Adoption without Prior TPR;
(3) §5-3A-15 in a Private Agency Guardianship; or
(4) §5-3B-15 in an Independent Adoption.
Committee note: See Rule 9-103 (a). The caption of the petition
designated in the show cause order is different from the caption
of the case record referred to in Rule 9-103, which is kept by
the clerk. The caption in the show cause order preserves the
anonymity of the prospective adoptive parents. The caption in
the case record preserves the anonymity of the adoptee.
Source: This Rule is in part derived from former Rule D74 and is
in part new.
REPORTER’S NOTE
Section (a) has references to the new statute added.
Section (b) has been restyled and has new language providing
when an attorney will be appointed for an unrepresented party
with a disability or an alleged disability, a change suggested to
conform to practice. It also has cross references to the new
statute added to it.
Section (c) has been rewritten to refer to conform to the
new statute. Language requiring that a copy of the petition
shall be attached in a public agency guardianship or adoption has
been added to conform to the statute.
Former section (f) has been deleted, because it has been
superseded by the statute.
Existing section (g) has been relettered (d), with no
changes.
Existing section (h) has been relettered (e). Language has
been added referring to Rule 9-103 concerning captioning of the
show cause order. Language has been added to the show cause
order to clarify which of the disabilities of the parent listed
in the statute would apply.
Section (i) has been relettered (f). Added to the section
is a new reference to Rule 9-103 concerning the caption of the
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