{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–1203","heading":"","body":"At an adjudicatory hearing on a petition for a child in need of assistance, if a local department requests substance abuse assessment and testing for a parent, a juvenile court shall order the assessment and testing unless the juvenile court finds compelling reasons not to order the assessment and testing and provides the reasons in writing.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-1203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"6b4b78567186dfbff56bc37a199270cb9267a39df9ee60ade208b21ec23b8291","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1202","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}