Section 5-334 - Order to show cause.
§ 5-334. Order to show cause.
(a) Requirement.- Promptly after a petition for adoption is filed under this Part III of this subtitle, a juvenile court shall issue a show cause order that requires the party to whom issued to respond as required under the Maryland Rules.
(b) Service.- On issuance of a show cause order as to adoption of a child under this section, a petitioner shall serve the order on:
(1) each of the child's living parents who has not consented to the adoption;
(2) each living parent's last attorney of record in the CINA case; and
(3) the child's last attorney of record in the CINA case.
(c) Method.- Service under this section shall be:
(1) on a parent, by:
(i) first-class mail; and
(ii) 1. personal service; or
2. certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested; and
(2) on an attorney, by:
(i) personal service; or
(ii) certified mail, return receipt requested.
(d) Parental addresses.- Service on a parent under this section shall be attempted as provided in § 5-316(d), (e), and (f) of this subtitle.
[2005, ch. 25, § 13; ch. 464, § 3; 2006, ch. 365, § 2.]