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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-3A-34" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="3A" subtitle_name="Private Agency Guardianship and Adoption">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In ruling on a petition for a child’s adoption under this Part III of this subtitle, a court shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>all factors necessary to determine the child’s best interests; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the report required under § 5-3A-31 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In ruling on an adoption petition under this Part III of this subtitle, a court may not deny the petition solely because the petitioner is single or unmarried.</text>
  </level>
</section>
