Section 5-3B-20 - Authority to grant adoptionA court may enter an order for adoption only if:
(1)(i)1. each of the prospective adoptee's living parents consents:B. by failure to timely file notice of objection after being served with a show-cause order in accordance with this subtitle;2. an administrative, executive, or judicial body of a state or other jurisdiction has granted a governmental unit or person other than a parent the power to consent to adoption, and the unit or person consents; or3. parental rights have been terminated in compliance with the laws of a state or other jurisdiction, as described in § 5-3B-04 of this subtitle; and(ii) if the prospective adoptee is at least 10 years old, the prospective adoptee consents; or(2) in accordance with § 5-3B-22 of this subtitle, the court orders adoption without consent otherwise required under this section.