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Statutes > Maryland > Family-law > Title-5 > Subtitle-3 > 5-303§ 5-303. Statement of findings; purposes.
(a) Statement of findings.- The General Assembly finds that the policies and procedures of this subtitle are desirable and socially necessary.
(b) Purposes.- 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.
[2005, ch. 464, § 3.]
