A parent, guardian, or custodian must file an objection to a judicial declaration of gender identity of a minor within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents; failure to file a timely objection is deemed consent, and a party served with an objection has 15 days to respond

What does A parent, guardian, or custodian must file an objection to a judicial declaration of gender identity of a minor within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents; failure to file a timely objection is deemed consent, and a party served with an objection has 15 days to respond publish?

Steps within 30 days and what happens if you do nothing
File your objection with the circuit court in writing. You must file your objection within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents. To object to a minor's name change, you can use Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123) . Failure to file a timely objection will be deemed as consent. File your objection with the circuit court in writing. You must file your objection within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents. To object to a minor's name change, you can use Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123) . Failure to file a timely objection will be deemed as consent. If you are served with an objection to your judicial declaration of a minor request, you have 15 days to respond. Write out your response and submit it to the court before the deadline. (as published)

Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published)
Judicial declarations of gender identity cases are confidential. You do not need to do anything to prevent the public from seeing records in your case. (as published)

Published objection procedure for judicial declarations of gender identity of a minor: if a parent, guardian, or custodian has not consented, the clerk will issue a notice and the petitioner must serve the notice and copies of the case documents on them; an objection is filed with the circuit court in writing within 30 days of being served; failure to file a timely objection will be deemed as consent; if you are served with an objection you have 15 days to respond and submit your response to the court before the deadline.

court level: Circuit Court
case type: civil
county: —
Steps within 30 days and what happens if you do nothing: File your objection with the circuit court in writing. You must file your objection within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents. To object to a minor's name change, you can use Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123) . Failure to file a timely objection will be deemed as consent. File your objection with the circuit court in writing. You must file your objection within 30 days of being served the notice and case documents. To object to a minor's name change, you can use Parent's/Guardian's/Custodian's Consent/Objection to Judicial Declaration of Gender Identity of a Minor With/Without a Name Change (CC-DR-123) . Failure to file a timely objection will be deemed as consent. If you are served with an objection to your judicial declaration of a minor request, you have 15 days to respond. Write out your response and submit it to the court before the deadline. (as published)
Non-public and automatic suppression (automatic suppression under expungement law, HB 1336, HB 837, stet after 3 years, as published): Judicial declarations of gender identity cases are confidential. You do not need to do anything to prevent the public from seeing records in your case. (as published)
Source: Maryland Courts: Judicial Declarations of Gender Identity (circuit court only, $165 filing fee, Forms CC-DR-120/121/123/124, CC-FM-072, 30-day objection deadline with no answer treated as consent, 15-day response, case records confidential)(retrieved 2026-10-17)

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