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 jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the decree were issued by a court of this state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Subchapter 2 - Revised Uniform Adoption Act
§ 9-9-205. Jurisdiction — Venue — Inconvenient forum — Disclosure of name
§ 9-9-207. Persons as to whom consent not required
§ 9-9-208. How consent is executed
§ 9-9-209. Withdrawal of consent
§ 9-9-210. Petition for adoption
§ 9-9-211. Report of petitioner's expenditures
§ 9-9-212. Hearing on petition — Requirements
§ 9-9-213. Required residence of minor
§ 9-9-214. Appearance — Continuance — Disposition of petition
§ 9-9-215. Effect of decree of adoption
§ 9-9-216. Appeal from and validation of adoption decree
§ 9-9-217. Confidentiality of hearings and records
§ 9-9-218. Recognition of foreign decrees affecting adoption
§ 9-9-219. Application for new birth record
§ 9-9-220. Relinquishment and termination of parent and child relationship
§ 9-9-221. Uniformity of interpretation
§ 9-9-222. Repeal and effective date