{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-333","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–333","heading":"","body":"(a) Within 5 days after a petition for adoption of a child is filed under this Part III of this subtitle with a juvenile court, the clerk shall send a copy of the petition, with the notice of filing that was attached to the petition, to:\n(1) the local department with custody of the child;\n(2) each of the child’s living parents who has not waived the right to notice;\n(3) each living parent’s last attorney of record in the CINA case; and\n(4) the child’s last attorney of record in the CINA case.\n(b) Notice under this section shall be by first-class mail.\n(c) Notice to a parent under this section shall be sent to the parent’s last address known to the juvenile court.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-333","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"2d7a95626a60b47b9473659afc1edfc439cab741c003bee7d617a73507dc2e46","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-332","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}