§ 19-5-305. Access to Adoption Records – Contact With Parties to Adoption – Contact Preference Form and Updated Medical History Statement – Definitions
Confidentiality. All adoption records are confidential from the general public and must remain confidential except as described in subsections (1.5) and (2) of this section or upon demonstration of good cause pursuant to section 19-1-309 or as otherwise provided by law. (1.5) Contact preference forms and updated medical history statements from birth parents. The state […]
§ 19-5-305.5. Access to Personal Records Relating to a Former Ward of the State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children – Other Eligible Parties – Definitions
As used in this section: “Eligible party” means: A former ward, regardless of adoption status; A spouse of a former ward; An adult descendant of a former ward; An adult sibling or half-sibling of a former ward; or The legal representative of any individual described in subparagraphs (I) to (IV) of this paragraph (a), if […]
§ 19-5-306. Public Information Campaign
The executive directors of the department of human services and the department of public health and environment, or such executive directors’ designees, shall work together to design and implement efforts within existing appropriations to assist in informing the public about the existence and availability of the confidential intermediary process established in this part 3 and […]
§ 19-5-307. Child Placement Agency – Transfer of Records
If a child placement agency terminates its child placement activities, prior to termination of services, the child placement agency shall microfilm or preserve with state-of-the-art record storage methods as prescribed by the department of human services any relevant files on adoptions and transfer them to the division in the department of human services responsible for […]
§ 19-5-402. Access to Nonidentifying Information
Any adult adoptee or any adoptive parent may request nonidentifying information about the adoptee or the birth parents of the adoptee from the department. The department shall provide directly to the inquiring adult adoptee or adoptive parent or to the qualified agency selected pursuant to section 19-5-403 the nonidentifying information which is available to the […]
§ 19-5-108. When Notice of Relinquishment Proceedings Required
If the custodial parent has assigned rights to support for a child who is the subject of relinquishment proceedings to the department of human services, notice of the relinquishment proceedings shall be given, by the parent proposing to relinquish a child or by that parent’s counsel, to the appropriate delegate child support enforcement unit in […]
§ 19-5-210. Hearing on Petition
A hearing on the petition for adoption shall be held on the date set or the date to which the matter has been regularly continued. (1.5) Except in stepparent, second parent, custodial, or kinship adoptions, the court shall issue a certificate of approval of placement, placing the child’s custodial care with prospective adoptive parents pending […]
§ 19-5-109. Birth Parent Access to Records Related to Relinquishment of Parental Rights
Except for relinquishments ordered pursuant to section 19-5-105.5 (6.6) or 19-5-105.7 (9) or when the subsequent termination of the parent-child legal relationship is the result of a dependency and neglect action, in those cases in which a parent consents to the relinquishment of his or her child, the custodian of records shall provide to the […]
§ 19-5-211. Legal Effects of Final Decree
After the entry of a final decree of adoption, the person adopted is, for all intents and purposes, the child of the petitioner. He or she is entitled to all the rights and privileges and is subject to all the obligations of a child born to the petitioner. (1.5) An employer who permits paternity or […]
§ 19-5-200.2. Legislative Declaration
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary, it is the intent of the general assembly that the court shall protect and promote the best interests of the children who are the subjects of proceedings held pursuant to this part 2 while giving due regard to the interests of any other individuals affected. […]