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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE
TITLE 9 - FAMILY LAW ACTIONS
CHAPTER 100 - ADOPTION; GUARDIANSHIP TERMINATING
PARENTAL RIGHTS
Rule 9-102. CONSENTS; REVOCATION OF CONSENT
(a) Consents Generally Required
Except when otherwise permitted, a judgment of adoption or
guardianship may not be entered without the consents prescribed
by Code, Family Law Article.
Cross reference: For provisions governing the authority to grant
guardianships or adoptions and the validity of consents, see
Code, Family Law Article, §§5-320 and 5-321 as to a Public Agency
Guardianship, 5-338 and 5-339 as to a Public Agency Adoption
without Prior TPR, 5-350 and 5-351 as to a Public Agency Adoption
after TPR, 5-3A-18 and 5-3A-19 as to a Private Agency
Guardianship, 5-3A-34 as to a Private Agency Adoption; and 5-3B-
19 and 5-3B-20 as to an Independent Adoption.
(b) Form of Consents, Affidavits of Attorneys, and Disclosure
Vetoes
(1) Consent of Parent
The consent of a parent to a guardianship or to an
adoption shall be substantially in the applicable form set forth
at the end of this Title as Form 9-102.1 (Consent of Parent to a
Public Agency Guardianship), Form 9-102.2 (Consent of Parent to a
Private Agency Guardianship), Form 9-102.3 (Consent of Parent to
a Public Agency Adoption without Prior TPR), Form 9-102.4
(Consent of Parent to an Independent Adoption with Termination of
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