In Re Adoption/Guardianship Nos. 11387 & 11388

RAKER, Judge.

■ The issue we must decide in this case is whether a natural parent whose parental rights were terminated as a result of her failure to respond to a petition for guardianship is entitled to present evidence in a status hearing conducted pursuant to Maryland Code § 5-319 of the Family Law Article. We shall hold that a natural parent, who has not waived the right to notice of the status of his or her child(ren) provided by § 5-319(b) and who attends a hearing under § 5-319(f) to review that status, has a statutory right to participate in the hearing, and thus is entitled to present…