{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-12","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–3B–12","heading":"","body":"Except for a child being placed for adoption with a relative of the child, by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of affinity or consanguinity under the civil law rule, a parent or grandparent may place a child for adoption only if:\n(1) a petition for adoption is filed in court; and\n(2) the court, by order, sanctions the placement pending final action on the petition.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-3B-12","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"12ddaa832d2c6d92043a8bb775b7779f4dc12f1fb96728e1f1cbef7db9773c9b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-09","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}