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Maryland · Through 2026-01-01

Md. Code, Family Law § 5–357

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  1. Article - Family Law

(a) (1) (i) On request of an adoptee or adoptive or former parent of an adoptee and without a showing of a need, a local department shall provide information, other than identifying information, in its adoption record on the adoptee.

(ii) If a local department denies a request under this paragraph, then on petition of an adoptee or adoptive or former parent and without a showing of need, a juvenile court shall order access for the petitioner to inspect, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the local department’s record on the adoptee.

(2) On petition of an adoptee or adoptive or former parent of an adoptee and without a showing of need, a juvenile court shall order access for the petitioner to inspect, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the juvenile court’s record on the adoptee.

(b) A juvenile court may not order opened for inspection under this section any part of a record that contains identifying information.

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