18-C §9-306. Allowable payments; expenses
§9-306. Allowable payments; expenses 1. Allowable payments by or on behalf of petitioner. Except when one of the petitioners is a blood relative of the adoptee or the adoptee is an adult, only the following expenses may be paid by or on behalf of a petitioner in any proceeding under this Article: A. The […]
18-C §9-105. Rights of adopted persons
§9-105. Rights of adopted persons Except as otherwise provided by law, an adopted person has all the same rights, including inheritance rights, that a child born to the adoptive parents would have. An adoptee also retains the right to inherit from the adoptee’s former parents if the adoption decree so provides, as specified in section […]
18-C §9-106. Legal representation
§9-106. Legal representation 1. Attorney for parents. The parents are entitled to an attorney for any hearing held pursuant to this Article. If a parent or putative parent wants an attorney but is unable to afford one, the parent or the putative parent may request the court to appoint an attorney. If the court finds […]
18-C §9-107. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
§9-107. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 The federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, Title 25, Section 1901 et seq. governs all proceedings under this Article that pertain to an Indian child as defined in that Act. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. […]
18-C §9-108. Application of prior laws
§9-108. Application of prior laws The laws in effect on August 31, 2019 apply to proceedings for which any of the following occurred before September 1, 2019: [PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §13 (AMD).] 1. Consent. The filing of a consent; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. […]
18-C §9-109. Mediation
§9-109. Mediation The court may refer the parties to mediation at any time after a petition is filed if mediation services are available at a reasonable fee or no cost, and may require that the parties have made a good faith effort to mediate the issue before holding a hearing. An agreement reached by the […]
18-C §9-201. Determination of parentage
§9-201. Determination of parentage 1. Affidavit of parentage. When a parent of a child wishes to consent to the adoption of the child or to execute a surrender and release for the purpose of adoption of the child and a putative parent has not consented to the adoption of the child or joined in a […]
18-C §9-202. Surrender and release; consent
§9-202. Surrender and release; consent 1. Surrender and release or consent; presence of judge. With the approval of the court of any county within the State and after a determination by the court that a surrender and release or a consent is in the best interest of the child, the parents or surviving parent of […]
18-C §9-203. Duties and responsibilities subsequent to surrender and release
§9-203. Duties and responsibilities subsequent to surrender and release Without notice to the parent or parents, the surrender and release authorized pursuant to section 9-202 may be transferred together with all rights under section 9-202 from the transferee agency to the department or from the department as original transferee to any licensed child-placing agency. If […]
18-C §9-204. Termination of parental rights
§9-204. Termination of parental rights 1. Petition for termination; adoption petition brought solely by parent. A petition for termination of parental rights may be brought in the court in which a petition for adoption is properly filed as part of that petition for adoption. A petition for termination of parental rights may not be included […]