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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