§5–3B–08.

    (a)    A court may order an adoptive parent to pay, wholly or partly, reasonable fees for a former parent’s:

        (1)    independent counsel; or

        (2)    adoption counseling or guidance for a reasonable time.

    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a court may assign among the parties to a case under this subtitle counsel fees, counseling or guidance fees, and costs of testing under § 5-3B-05 of this subtitle, as the court considers appropriate.