§ 5-3A-22
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§5–3A–22.
(a)An order for guardianship of an individual:
(1)except as provided in § 5-3A-23 of this subtitle, § 4-414 of the Estates and Trusts Article, and § 2-123 of the Real Property Article, terminates a parent’s duties, obligations, and rights toward the individual;
(2)eliminates the need for notice to a parent as to the filing of an adoption petition;
(3)eliminates the need for further consent of a parent to adoption of the individual; and
(4)grants guardianship of the individual to a child placement agency.
(1)Unless a court gives legal custody to another person, a child’s guardian under this subtitle has legal custody.
(2)Unless a court orders otherwise and subject to review by the court, a child’s guardian may make all decisions affecting the child’s education, health, and welfare, including consenting to:
(i)adoption of the child;
(ii)application by the child for a driver’s license;
(iii)enlistment by the child in the armed forces;
(iv)marriage of the child; and
(v)medical, psychiatric, or surgical treatment.