# Md. Code, Family Law § 5-507: –507

> Maryland · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-507

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Family Law § 5-507
- **Heading:** –507
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article gfl / Title 5 / Subtitle 5 / Section 5-507

## Text

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall be licensed by the Administration as a child placement agency before the person may engage in the placement of minor children in homes or with individuals.

(b) A license is not required:

(1) for a person to place a child with an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of consanguinity or affinity under the civil law rule;

(2) except as provided in § 5-3B-12 of this title, for a parent or grandparent of a child to place the child directly, without the intervention of any other person except the recipient of the child; or

(3) for a lawyer to prepare pleadings necessary to accomplish the adoption of a child or to perform any other function associated with the normal practice of law.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-501 §5–501.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-501.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-502 §5–502.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-502.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-503 §5–503.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-503.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-504 §5–504.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-504.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-505 §5–505.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-505.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-505.1 §5–505.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-505.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-505.2 §5–505.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-505.2.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-506 §5–506.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-506.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-507 §5–507.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-507.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-509 §5–509.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-509.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-509.1 §5–509.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-509.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-510 §5–510.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-510.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-511 §5–511.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-511.md)
- [Md. Code, Family Law § 5-512 §5–512.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-512.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agfl_T5_S5_S5-507. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.