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Title 15A: Adoption Act
Chapter 003: General Procedure for Adoption
- Subchapter 001: Jurisdiction and Venue
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§ 3-101. Jurisdiction
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§ 3-102. Venue
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§ 3-103. Transfer, stay, or dismissal
- Subchapter 002: General Procedural Provisions
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§ 3-201. Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem
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§ 3-202. [Reserved.]
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§ 3-203. Confidentiality of proceedings
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§ 3-204. Custody during pendency of proceeding
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§ 3-205. Removal of adoptee from State
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§ 3-206. Joinder of termination action
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§ 3-207. Consolidation and coordination
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§ 3-208. Use of initials
- Subchapter 003: Petition for Adoption of Minor
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§ 3-301. Standing to petition to adopt
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§ 3-302. Time for filing petition
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§ 3-303. Caption of petition
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§ 3-304. Content of petition
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§ 3-305. Required documents
- Subchapter 004: Notice of Pendency of Proceeding
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§ 3-401. Service of notice
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§ 3-402. Content of notice
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§ 3-403. Manner and effect of service
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§ 3-404. Investigation and notice to unknown father
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§ 3-405. Waiver of notice
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§ 3-406. Filing proof of service
- Subchapter 005: Petition to Terminate Relationship Between Parent and Child
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§ 3-501. Authorization
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§ 3-502. Time and content of petition
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§ 3-503. Service of petition and notice
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§ 3-504. Grounds for terminating relationship of parent and child
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§ 3-505. Effect of order granting petition
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§ 3-506. Effect of order denying petition
- Subchapter 006: Evaluation of Adoptee and Prospective Adoptive Parent
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§ 3-601. Evaluation during proceeding for adoption
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§ 3-602. Content of post placement evaluation
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§ 3-603. Time and filing of evaluation
- Subchapter 007: Dispositional Hearing; Decree of Adoption
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§ 3-701. Time for hearing on petition
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§ 3-702. Disclosure of fees and charges
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§ 3-703. Granting petition for adoption
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§ 3-704. Denial of petition for adoption
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§ 3-705. Decree of adoption
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§ 3-706. Applicability of rules of probate procedure; expeditious hearing of appeals; motion for relief from decree or order; no stay on appeal
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§ 3-707. Finality of decree
- Subchapter 008: Birth Certificate
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§ 3-801. Report of adoption to State Registrar of Vital Records
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§ 3-802. Issuance of new, amended birth certificate