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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-3A-13" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="3A" subtitle_name="Private Agency Guardianship and Adoption">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Only a child placement agency may petition for guardianship under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A court may grant guardianship under this subtitle only for a minor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A petitioner shall attach to a petition:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>all written consents for the guardianship that the petitioner has; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if applicable:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>proof of guardianship or relinquishment of parental rights granted by an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>certification that the guardianship or relinquishment was granted in compliance with the jurisdiction’s laws.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
