Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-203 – Duties and responsibilities subsequent to surrender and release
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-203
- Child: means a person who is under 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
- Licensed child-placing agency: means an agency, person, group of persons, organization, association or society licensed to operate in this State pursuant to Title 22, chapter 1671. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-C Sec. 9-102
- Parent: means a person who, with respect to a child:
Without notice to the parent or parents, the surrender and release authorized pursuant to section 9-202 may be transferred together with all rights under section 9-202 from the transferee agency to the department or from the department as original transferee to any licensed child-placing agency. If the licensed child-placing agency or the department is unable to find a suitable adoptive home for a child surrendered and released by a parent or parents, the licensed child-placing agency or the department to whom custody and control of that child have been surrendered and released or transferred shall request a review pursuant to section 9-205. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).