{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-810","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 3–810","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Maryland Rules govern the format of a petition and of other pleadings and the procedures to be followed by the court and parties under this subtitle.\n(2) Each document that a local department serves on a parent under this subtitle shall include information about the website that the Department of Human Services maintains under § 2–302 of the Human Services Article.\n(b) (1) In any proceeding in which a child is alleged to be in need of assistance or in any voluntary placement hearing, the court may exclude the general public from a hearing and admit only those persons having a direct interest in the proceeding and their representatives.\n(2) The court shall exclude the general public from a hearing where the proceedings involve discussion of confidential information from the child abuse and neglect report and record, or any information obtained from the child welfare agency concerning a child or family who is receiving Title IV–B child welfare services or Title IV–E foster care or adoption assistance.\n(c) The clerk of the court shall make a separate file for each case.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=3-810","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"608206a02f54dfc584340deccc32e6ed1a9292654c2aa76d5aadf055c7ceb05d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-809","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-3-811"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}