Section 9.5-102 - Legislative intent; State policy(a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) Minor children are not capable of protecting themselves; and(2) When a parent has relinquished the care of the parent's minor child to others, there is a possibility of certain risks to the child that require compensating measures.(b) It is the policy of the State: (1) To protect minor children whose care has been relinquished to others by the child's parent;(2) To resolve doubts in favor of the child when there is a conflict between the interests of a minor child and the interests of an adult; and(3) To encourage the development of child care services for minor children in a safe, healthy, and home-like environment.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 185,Sec. 4, eff. 6/1/2016.