{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–502","heading":"","body":"(a) The General Assembly declares that:\n(1) minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and\n(2) when a parent has relinquished the care of the parent’s minor child to others, there is a possibility of certain risks to the child that require compensating measures.\n(b) It is the policy of this State:\n(1) to protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the children’s parent;\n(2) to resolve doubts in favor of the child when there is a conflict between the interests of a minor child and the interests of an adult; and\n(3) to encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and homelike environment.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"0b9815f40a329099196abb950a5f1d5b2335d3248915823f5a4ab441a6e2def2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-501","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}