§ 5-3A-18
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§5–3A–18.
(a)A court may grant a guardianship of a child only if:
(1)each of the child’s living parents consents:
(i)in writing; or
(ii)by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show–cause order in accordance with this subtitle;
(2)an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, and the governmental unit or person consents; or
(3)parental rights have been terminated in compliance with the laws of a state or other jurisdiction, as described in § 5–3A–05 of this subtitle.
(b)A governmental unit or person:
(1)may condition consent or acquiescence on adoption into a specific family that a child placement agency has approved for the placement; but
(2)may not condition consent or acquiescence on any factor other than placement into a specific family.