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