<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-328" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Guardianship to and Adoption Through Local Department">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a local department is a child’s guardian under this subtitle, a juvenile court:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>retains jurisdiction until:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the child attains 18 years of age; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the juvenile court finds the child to be eligible for emancipation; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may continue jurisdiction until the child attains 21 years of age.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a juvenile court designates an individual as a child’s guardian, the juvenile court:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may retain jurisdiction until the child attains 18 years of age; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>on finding further review unnecessary to maintain the child’s health and welfare, may terminate the case before the child attains 18 years of age.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An order for adoption of a child terminates the child’s guardianship case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On termination of a guardianship case, a juvenile court shall close the case.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if the court enters an order directing the provision of services to a child under § 5–324(b)(1)(ii)7B of this subtitle, the court retains jurisdiction to rule on any motion related to the enforcement, modification, or termination of the order, for as long as the order is effective.</text>
  </level>
</section>
