§ 5-3A-01
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§5–3A–01.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Child” means an individual who is the subject of a guardianship or adoption petition under this subtitle.
(c)“Guardianship” means an award, under this subtitle, of any power of a guardian.
(d)“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 or adoption is filed under this subtitle or at any time before a court terminates the individual’s parental rights:
(i)meets a criterion in § 5-3A-06(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.