16-1509A. DISSOLUTION OF ADOPTION. An adoption may be dissolved, upon petition, with the agreement of both the adoptee and the adopting parent, when the adopting parent was the spouse of a natural parent, and the marriage of the natural parent and adoptive parent was terminated. If the petition for dissolution occurs after the death of the adoptive parent, the court shall, in the finding of dissolution, specify the effect upon rights of inheritance. The court must determine that avoidance of statutory care is not the purpose of the dissolution, unless the court finds grounds to waive this finding. An action to obtain a decree of dissolution of adoption may be commenced at any time after the adoptee reaches twenty-one (21) years of age.
History:
[16-1509A, added 1998, ch. 167, sec. 1, p. 563.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 16 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 15 - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
Section 16-1501 - MINORS AND ADULTS MAY BE ADOPTED.
Section 16-1501A - RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS.
Section 16-1501B - RIGHT OF PARENT WITH DISABILITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION.
Section 16-1502 - RESTRICTIONS AS TO COMPARATIVE AGE.
Section 16-1503 - CONSENT OF HUSBAND AND WIFE NECESSARY.
Section 16-1504 - NECESSARY CONSENT TO ADOPTION.
Section 16-1505 - NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS.
Section 16-1506 - PROCEEDINGS ON ADOPTION.
Section 16-1507 - ORDER OF ADOPTION.
Section 16-1508 - EFFECT OF ADOPTION.
Section 16-1509A - DISSOLUTION OF ADOPTION.
Section 16-1511 - SEALING RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
Section 16-1512 - APPEAL FROM ORDER — BINDING EFFECT OF ADOPTION ORDER.
Section 16-1513 - REGISTRATION OF NOTICE AND FILING OF PATERNITY PROCEEDINGS.
Section 16-1514 - PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF FOREIGN BORN CHILD.
Section 16-1514A - INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION.
Section 16-1515 - REVOCATION OF ADOPTION — PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS.