Maryland's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Maryland

Statute: Fam. Law §§ 5-707(a); 5-714(c)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Law Enforcement

Persons without access to records

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Grand Juries

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Other Not addressed in statutes reviewed.

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