Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1204
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1204, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§5–1204.
Official statutory text
Subject to the availability of funds, the Governor shall include in the State budget for fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years sufficient funds to ensure that:
(1) each at-risk parent receives substance abuse treatment when the at-risk parent indicates a desire to enter substance abuse treatment or as soon thereafter as possible; and
(2) each child of an at-risk parent receives necessary treatment to remediate the harm caused by the parent’s substance abuse.
(1) each at-risk parent receives substance abuse treatment when the at-risk parent indicates a desire to enter substance abuse treatment or as soon thereafter as possible; and
(2) each child of an at-risk parent receives necessary treatment to remediate the harm caused by the parent’s substance abuse.
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