Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-303 - Statement of findings; purposes(a) The General Assembly finds that the policies and procedures of this subtitle are desirable and socially necessary.(b) The purposes of this subtitle are to:(1) timely provide permanent and safe homes for children consistent with their best interests;(2) protect children from unnecessary separation from their parents;(3) ensure adoption only by individuals fit for the responsibility;(4) protect parents from making hurried or ill-considered agreements to terminate parental rights;(5) protect prospective adoptive parents by giving them information about children and their backgrounds; and(6) protect adoptive parents from future disturbances of their relationships with children by former parents.