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(Independent Adoption).
(C) By Public or Private Agency or Guardian
The time for revocation of consent by a public or
private agency or guardian is as provided in Code, Family Law
Article, §5-339 (Public Agency Adoption without Prior TPR), §5-
351 (Public Agency Adoption after TPR), and §5-3A-34 (Private
Agency Adoption).
(2) Procedure for Revoking Revocation of Consents
(A) By Parent - Delivery to Clerk
An individual A parent may revoke a consent to an
adoption or guardianship only by a signed writing actually
delivered by mail or in person to the clerk of the circuit court
designated in the consent to receive the revocation. If the
revocation is delivered to an agent of a public or private
agency, the agent shall deliver the revocation promptly to the
court.
(B) By Agency, Guardian, or Adoptee
An agency, entitled to guardian, or adoptee may revoke a
consent to an adoption may do so (A) by (i) in person or through
counsel on the record at the a hearing required by Rule 9-109 or
(B) (ii) in a writing signed by the executive head of the agency,
the guardian, or the adoptee and filed with the court. If the
revocation is delivered to an agent of a public or private
agency, the agent shall deliver the revocation promptly to the
court.
Cross reference: Rule 9-112.
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