§ 9-9-216. Appeal from and validation of adoption decree
(a) An appeal from any final order or decree rendered under this subchapter may be taken in the manner and time provided for appeal from a judgment in a civil action. (b) Subject to the disposition of an appeal, upon the expiration of one (1) year after an adoption decree is issued, the decree cannot […]
§ 9-9-217. Confidentiality of hearings and records
(a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records: (1) (A) All hearings held in proceedings under this subchapter shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than essential officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses, counsel, persons who have not previously consented to the adoption but are required […]
§ 9-9-218. Recognition of foreign decrees affecting adoption
A decree of court terminating the relationship of parent and child or establishing the relationship by adoption issued pursuant to due process of law by a court of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state. The rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the […]
§ 9-9-219. Application for new birth record
Upon entry of a final decree of adoption or an interlocutory decree of adoption that does not require a subsequent hearing, the clerk of the court shall prepare an application for a birth record in the new name of the adopted individual and forward the application to the appropriate vital statistics office of the place, […]
§ 9-9-220. Relinquishment and termination of parent and child relationship
(a) With the exception of the duty to pay child support, the rights of a parent with reference to a child, including parental right to control the child or to withhold consent to an adoption, may be relinquished and the relationship of parent and child terminated in or prior to an adoption proceeding as provided […]
§ 9-9-221. Uniformity of interpretation
This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
§ 9-9-222. Repeal and effective date
(a) The following acts and laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are repealed as of the effective date of this subchapter: (1) Acts 1947, No. 369; (2) Acts 1953, No. 254; (3) Acts 1953, No. 265; (4) Acts 1969, No. 303, § 17. (b) Any adoption or termination proceedings pending on the effective […]
§ 9-9-223. Termination of rights of nonparental relatives
Except as provided in this subchapter with regard to parental rights, any rights to a child which a nonparental relative may derive through a parent or by court order may, if the best interests of the child so require, be terminated in connection with a proceeding for adoption or for termination of parental rights.
§ 9-9-224. Child born to unmarried mother
In all cases involving a child born to a mother unmarried at the time of the child’s birth, the following procedure shall apply: (a) Upon filing of the petition for adoption and prior to the entry of a decree for adoption a certified statement shall be obtained from the Putative Father Registry stating: (1) The […]
§ 9-9-213. Required residence of minor
(a) A final decree of adoption shall not be issued and an interlocutory decree of adoption does not become final until the minor to be adopted, other than a stepchild of the petitioner, has lived in the home for at least six (6) months after placement by an agency or for at least six (6) […]