Family Law – Adoption of an Adult
Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (District 43A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; prohibiting certain investigations from being performed before a court rules on certain adoption petitions involving a prospective adoptee who is an adult; and establishing that parental consent to an adoption is not required if the prospective adoptee is an adult.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Finigan-Carr, Nadine | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ray, Carmelo | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ray, Kelley | self | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Boyce, Delegate Boycelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sledge, Rachel | Department of Human Services | Written (PDF) |