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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-4B-02" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="4B" subtitle_name="Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An adopted individual at least 21 years old may apply to the Director to receive search, contact, and reunion services.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an adopted individual is at least 21 years old, the following individuals may apply to the Director to receive search, contact, and reunion services:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a biological parent of the adopted individual;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a sibling of the adopted individual; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a director of a local department acting on behalf of a minor in out–of–home placement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A director of a local department or a local department director’s designee may apply to the Director to receive search, contact, and reunion services to develop a placement resource or facilitate a family connection with relatives of a minor in out–of–home placement who was adopted through a local department if the local department has determined that reunification with the minor’s adoptive parents is not in the minor’s best interests.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual who applies to the Director to receive search, contact, and reunion services shall supply any proof of identity or other relevant information required by the Director.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Director may establish a reasonable fee for the application for search, contact, and reunion services.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The overall amount of fees collected may not exceed the costs of processing the applications.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A parent who has had his or her parental rights terminated under Subtitle 3 of this title may not apply to receive search, contact, and reunion services under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
