Md. Code, Family Law § 5-607
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 5-607, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§5–607.
Official statutory text
A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an institution in another party jurisdiction pursuant to this compact but no such placement shall be made unless the child is given a court hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity to be heard, prior to the child being sent to such other party jurisdiction for institutional care and the court finds that:
(1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in the sending agency’s jurisdiction; and
(2) institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship.
(1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in the sending agency’s jurisdiction; and
(2) institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship.
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