Md. Code, Family Law § 5-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 5-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§5–502.
Official statutory text
(a) The General Assembly declares that:
(1) minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and
(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.
(b) It is the policy of this State:
(1) to protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the children’s parent;
(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
(3) to encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and homelike environment.
(1) minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and
(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.
(b) It is the policy of this State:
(1) to protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the children’s parent;
(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
(3) to encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and homelike environment.
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