Section 1-207 - Adopted child. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1-207. Adopted child.
 

(a)  General rule.- An adopted child shall be treated as a natural child of his adopting parent or parents. On adoption, a child no longer shall be considered a child of either natural parent, except that upon adoption by the spouse of a natural parent, the child shall still be considered the child of that natural parent. 

(b)  More than one adoption.- A child who has been adopted more than once shall be considered to be a child of the parent or parents who have adopted him most recently and shall cease to be considered a child of his previous parents. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 93, § 1-207; 1974, ch. 11, § 2; 2005, ch. 465.]