Title 15A - Adoption Act
- Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Contains: §§ 101 – 113)
- § 101 - Definitions
- § 102 - Who may adopt or be adopted
- § 103 - Name of adoptee after adoption
- § 104 - Legal relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent after adoption
- § 105 - Legal relationship between adoptee and former parent after adoption
- § 106 - Other rights of adoptee
- § 107 - Proceedings subject to Indian child welfare act
- § 108 - Recognition of adoption decree in another jurisdiction
- § 109 - Termination of orders and agreements for visitation or communication upon adoption
- § 110 - Notice of intent to retain parental rights
- § 111 - Mental health and educational services
- § 112 - Family court jurisdiction
- § 113 - Criminal record checks
- Article 2 - ADOPTION OF MINORS (Contains: §§ 101 – 409)
- § 101 - Who may place minors for adoption
- § 102 - Direct placement for adoption by parent or guardian
- § 103 - Placement for adoption by agency
- § 104 - [Reserved.]
- § 105 - Disclosure of information on background
- § 106 - Interstate placement
- § 107 - Intercountry placement
- § 201 - Preplacement evaluation required
- § 202 - Preplacement evaluator
- § 203 - Timing and content of preplacement evaluation
- § 204 - Determining suitability to be adoptive parent
- § 205 - Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation
- § 206 - Review of evaluation
- § 207 - Action by department
- § 401 - Persons whose consent to adoption is required
- § 402 - Persons whose consent not required
- § 403 - Persons who may relinquish minor
- § 404 - Time and prerequisites for execution of consent or relinquishment
- § 405 - Procedure for execution of consent or relinquishment
- § 406 - Content of consent or relinquishment
- § 407 - Consequences of consent or relinquishment
- § 408 - Revocation of consent
- § 409 - Revocation of relinquishment
- Article 3 - GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION (Contains: §§ 101 – 802)
- § 101 - Jurisdiction
- § 102 - Venue
- § 103 - Transfer, stay, or dismissal
- § 201 - Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem
- § 202 - [Reserved.]
- § 203 - Confidentiality of proceedings
- § 204 - Custody during pendency of proceeding
- § 205 - Removal of adoptee from state
- § 206 - Joinder of termination action
- § 207 - Consolidation and coordination
- § 208 - Use of initials
- § 301 - Standing to petition to adopt
- § 302 - Time for filing petition
- § 303 - Caption of petition
- § 304 - Content of petition
- § 305 - Required documents
- § 401 - Service of notice
- § 402 - Content of notice
- § 403 - Manner and effect of service
- § 404 - Investigation and notice to unknown father
- § 405 - Waiver of notice
- § 406 - Filing proof of service
- § 501 - Authorization
- § 502 - Time and content of petition
- § 503 - Service of petition and notice
- § 504 - Grounds for terminating relationship of parent and child
- § 505 - Effect of order granting petition
- § 506 - Effect of order denying petition
- § 601 - Evaluation during proceeding for adoption
- § 602 - Content of post placement evaluation
- § 603 - Time and filing of evaluation
- § 701 - Time for hearing on petition
- § 702 - Disclosure of fees and charges
- § 703 - Granting petition for adoption
- § 704 - Denial of petition for adoption
- § 705 - Decree of adoption
- § 706 - Applicability of rules of probate procedure; expeditious hearing of appeals; motion for relief from decree or order; no stay on appeal
- § 707 - Finality of decree
- § 801 - Report of adoption
- § 802 - Issuance of new birth certificate
- Article 4 - ADOPTION OF MINOR STEPCHILD BY STEPPARENT (Contains: §§ 101 – 113)
- § 101 - Standing to adopt minor stepchild
- § 102 - Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild
- § 103 - Consent to adoption
- § 104 - Content of consent by stepparent's spouse
- § 105 - Content of consent by minor's other parent
- § 106 - Content of consent by other persons
- § 107 - Petition to adopt
- § 108 - Required documents
- § 109 - Notice of pendency of proceeding
- § 110 - Evaluation of stepparent
- § 111 - Dispositional hearing: decree of adoption
- § 112 - Visitation agreement and order
- § 113 - Other provisions applicable to adoption of stepchild
- Article 5 - ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND EMANCIPATED MINORS (Contains: §§ 101 – 109)
- § 101 - Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor
- § 102 - Legal consequences of adoption
- § 103 - Consent by spouse
- § 104 - Jurisdiction and venue
- § 105 - Petition for adoption
- § 106 - Notice and time of hearing
- § 107 - Dispositional hearing
- § 108 - Decree of adoption
- § 109 - Adoption of an incompetent adult
- Article 6 - RECORDS OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING; RETENTION, CONFIDE (Contains: §§ 101 – 112)
- § 101 - [Reserved.]
- § 102 - Records confidential, court records sealed
- § 103 - Adoption registry
- § 104 - Release of nonidentifying information
- § 105 - Disclosure of identifying information
- § 106 - Request for nondisclosure
- § 107 - Release of original birth certificate
- § 108 - Certificate of adoption
- § 109 - Disclosure authorized in course of employment
- § 110 - Fee for services
- § 111 - Public notice of statutory change
- § 112 - Action for disclosure of information
- Article 7 - PROHIBITED AND PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTIO (Contains: §§ 101 – 105)
- Article 8 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS ON ADOPTION AND MEDICAL ASSIST (Contains: §§ 101 – 101)