{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-9-203","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §9-203","heading":"Duties and responsibilities subsequent to surrender and release","body":"Without notice to the parent or parents, the surrender and release authorized pursuant to section 9‑202 may be transferred together with all rights under section 9‑202 from the transferee agency to the department or from the department as original transferee to any licensed child-placing agency.  If the licensed child-placing agency or the department is unable to find a suitable adoptive home for a child surrendered and released by a parent or parents, the licensed child-placing agency or the department to whom custody and control of that child have been surrendered and released or transferred shall request a review pursuant to section 9‑205.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 2: DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec9-203.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"57db082c5ca207f1712cbe4a9e208ac04252ab03feea8ed114485e27a496b1db","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-9-202","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-9-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}