§ 5-301
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§5–301.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Caregiver” means a person with whom a child resides and who exercises responsibility for the welfare of the child.
(c)“Child” means an individual who is the subject of a guardianship or adoption petition under this subtitle.
(d)“Developmental disability” has the meaning stated in § 3–801 of the Courts Article.
(e)“Guardianship” means an award, under this subtitle, of any power of a guardian.
(f)“Identifying information” means information that reveals the identity or location of an individual.
(1)“Parent” means an individual who, at the time a petition for guardianship is filed under this subtitle or at any time before a court terminates the individual’s parental rights:
(i)meets a criterion in § 5–306(a) of this subtitle; or
(ii)is the mother.
(2)“Parent” does not include an individual whom a court has adjudicated not to be a father or mother of a child.
(h)“Party” means:
(1)in a guardianship case under this subtitle:
(i)the child;
(ii)except as provided in § 5–326(a)(3)(iii) of this subtitle, the child’s parent; and
(iii)the local department to which the child is committed;
(2)in an adoption case under Part III of this subtitle:
(i)the child;
(ii)the child’s parent; and
(iii)the individual seeking adoption;
(3)in an adoption case under Part IV of this subtitle:
(i)the child; and
(ii)the individual seeking adoption; and
(4)if express reference is made to a CINA case, a governmental unit or person defined as a party in § 3–801 of the Courts Article.