§ 5-3B-08
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§5–3B–08.
(a)A court may order an adoptive parent to pay, wholly or partly, reasonable fees for a former parent’s:
(1)independent counsel; or
(2)adoption counseling or guidance for a reasonable time.
(b)Except as provided in subsection
(a)of this section, a court may assign among the parties to a case under this subtitle counsel fees, counseling or guidance fees, and costs of testing under § 5-3B-05 of this subtitle, as the court considers appropriate.