Maryland Code, Family Law § 5-3A-07

(a)(1) In a case under this subtitle, a court shall appoint an attorney to represent a parent who:

(2) To determine whether a disability makes a parent incapable of effectively participating in a case, a court, on its own motion or on motion of a party, may order examination of the parent.

(b)(1) In an adoption proceeding under this subtitle, a court shall appoint an attorney to represent a prospective adoptee who:

(2) To determine whether a disability makes a child incapable of effectively participating in a case, a court, on its own motion or on motion of a party, may order examination of the child.

(1) may represent more than one party in a case under this subtitle only if the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct allow; and

(2) may not represent a prospective adoptive parent and parent in the same case.