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Part 1. Policy and Legislative Intent
42-2-101. Recognition of adoption in another jurisdiction - 42-2-101. Recognition of adoption in another jurisdiction. (1) A decree...
42-2-102. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act - 42-2-102. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act. A proceeding...
42-2-103. Interstate placement - 42-2-103. Interstate placement. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of...
42-2-104. International placement - 42-2-104. International placement. An adoption in this state of a...
42-2-105. Fees for services -- special revenue account -- statutory appropriation - 42-2-105. Fees for services -- special revenue account -- statutory...
42-2-106. Rulemaking authority - 42-2-106. Rulemaking authority. The department may adopt rules to implement...
Part 2. Putative Father Registration
42-2-201. Definitions - 42-2-201. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context...
42-2-202. Putative father registry - 42-2-202. Putative father registry. The putative father registry is established...
42-2-203. Purpose of registry - 42-2-203. Purpose of registry. (1) The purpose of the putative...
42-2-204. Presumed knowledge of pregnancy -- duty to register to be afforded notice -- putative and presumed fathers - 42-2-204. Presumed knowledge of pregnancy -- duty to register to...
42-2-205. Registration - 42-2-205. Registration. (1) In addition to any other notice to...
42-2-206. When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of pregnancy not required - 42-2-206. When putative father to register -- actual knowledge of...
42-2-207. How registration submitted - 42-2-207. How registration submitted. A putative father shall submit a...
42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt of notice - 42-2-208. Burden of putative father to preserve rights upon receipt...
42-2-209. Presumption created -- admissibility in other proceedings - 42-2-209. Presumption created -- admissibility in other proceedings. A person...
42-2-210. through 42-2-213 reserved - 42-2-210 through 42-2-213 reserved.
42-2-214. Duties of department - 42-2-214. Duties of department. (1) The department shall: (a) prescribe...
42-2-215. Information maintained in registry - 42-2-215. Information maintained in registry. The department shall maintain the...
42-2-216. Storage of data - 42-2-216. Storage of data. The department shall store the registry's...
42-2-217. Registry search -- request -- affidavit - 42-2-217. Registry search -- request -- affidavit. (1) The following...
42-2-218. Duties of department upon receipt of request - 42-2-218. Duties of department upon receipt of request. (1) Whenever...
42-2-219. through 42-2-221 reserved - 42-2-219 through 42-2-221 reserved.
42-2-222. Failure of agency to post notice - 42-2-222. Failure of agency to post notice. Failure of an...
42-2-223. Revocation of registration - 42-2-223. Revocation of registration. Unless a support order has been...
42-2-224. Certified copy of registration form to be furnished upon request - 42-2-224. Certified copy of registration form to be furnished upon...
42-2-225. Information confidential - 42-2-225. Information confidential. Except as otherwise provided in this part,...
42-2-226. Registration of false information -- criminal and civil penalties - 42-2-226. Registration of false information -- criminal and civil penalties...
42-2-227. through 42-2-229 reserved - 42-2-227 through 42-2-229 reserved.
42-2-230. Responsibility of each party to protect interests -- putative fathers -- fraud no defense - 42-2-230. Responsibility of each party to protect interests -- putative...
Part 3. Consent for Adoption
42-2-301. Consent required - 42-2-301. Consent required. An adoption of a child may be...
42-2-302. Persons whose consent not required - 42-2-302. Persons whose consent not required. Consent to adoption of...
42-2-303. Form of consent - 42-2-303. Form of consent. The consents required by 42-2-301 must...
Part 4. Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt
42-2-401. Child available for adoption -- voluntary acts of parents - 42-2-401. Child available for adoption -- voluntary acts of parents....
42-2-402. Voluntary relinquishment -- validity - 42-2-402. Voluntary relinquishment -- validity. (1) A voluntary relinquishment is...
42-2-403. Arrearages of child support -- responsibility to child - 42-2-403. Arrearages of child support -- responsibility to child. (1)...
42-2-404. Who may relinquish -- to whom - 42-2-404. Who may relinquish -- to whom. (1) A parent...
42-2-405. Relinquishment by minor parent -- separate legal counsel in direct parental placement adoption - 42-2-405. Relinquishment by minor parent -- separate legal counsel in...
42-2-406. and 42-2-407 reserved - 42-2-406 and 42-2-407 reserved.
42-2-408. Time and prerequisites for execution of relinquishment and consent to adoption -- copy of preplacement evaluation -- notarization - 42-2-408. Time and prerequisites for execution of relinquishment and consent...
42-2-409. Adoptive decision support services - 42-2-409. Adoptive decision support services. (1) In department, agency, and...
42-2-410. Revocation of relinquishment and consent - 42-2-410. Revocation of relinquishment and consent. (1) The parent who...
42-2-411. Conditional relinquishment and consent - 42-2-411. Conditional relinquishment and consent. (1) A relinquishment and consent...
42-2-412. Content of relinquishment and consent to adopt - 42-2-412. Content of relinquishment and consent to adopt. (1) A...
42-2-413. Consequences of relinquishment and consent to adopt - 42-2-413. Consequences of relinquishment and consent to adopt. Except under...
42-2-414. Notification of availability of mental health services - 42-2-414. Notification of availability of mental health services. A health...
42-2-415. and 42-2-416 reserved - 42-2-415 and 42-2-416 reserved.
42-2-417. Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent - 42-2-417. Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent....
42-2-418. Remedy when relinquishment and consent to adopt revoked or set aside -- expediency - 42-2-418. Remedy when relinquishment and consent to adopt revoked or...
42-2-419. and 42-2-420 reserved - 42-2-419 and 42-2-420 reserved.
42-2-421. Notarized denial of paternity -- no entitlement to notice - 42-2-421. Notarized denial of paternity -- no entitlement to notice....
42-2-422. Notarized acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody -- no entitlement to notice - 42-2-422. Notarized acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in...
Part 5. Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights
42-2-501. Timing of proceedings to terminate - 42-2-501. Timing of proceedings to terminate. (1) In order to...
42-2-502. Expected child -- filing of petition indicating intent to release or consent to adoption - 42-2-502. Expected child -- filing of petition indicating intent to...
42-2-503. Notice to any named father of intent to release child for adoption - 42-2-503. Notice to any named father of intent to release...
Part 6. Petition to Terminate Parental Rights
42-2-601. Venue - 42-2-601. Venue. Proceedings to terminate parental rights may be filed...
42-2-602. Necessity for parental rights to be terminated - 42-2-602. Necessity for parental rights to be terminated. A child...
42-2-603. Petition for termination of parental rights - 42-2-603. Petition for termination of parental rights. (1) Pending the...
42-2-604. Contents of petition for termination of parental rights - 42-2-604. Contents of petition for termination of parental rights. (1)...
42-2-605. Notice of hearing -- service - 42-2-605. Notice of hearing -- service. (1) Notice of a...
42-2-606. Hearing on petition to terminate parental rights - 42-2-606. Hearing on petition to terminate parental rights. (1) The...
42-2-607. Grounds for termination of parental rights - 42-2-607. Grounds for termination of parental rights. The court may...
42-2-608. Finding of unfitness - 42-2-608. Finding of unfitness. (1) The court may terminate parental...
42-2-609. Determination that no parent and child relationship exists - 42-2-609. Determination that no parent and child relationship exists. For...
42-2-610. Putative father -- termination based upon failure to establish substantial relationship - 42-2-610. Putative father -- termination based upon failure to establish...
42-2-611. Irrevocable waiver of parental rights - 42-2-611. Irrevocable waiver of parental rights. (1) The court may...
42-2-612. through 42-2-615 reserved - 42-2-612 through 42-2-615 reserved.
42-2-616. Appearance of parent at hearing -- determination of custody - 42-2-616. Appearance of parent at hearing -- determination of custody....
42-2-617. Effect of order terminating parental rights - 42-2-617. Effect of order terminating parental rights. (1) An order...
42-2-618. Appeal - 42-2-618. Appeal. An order terminating parental rights is a final...
42-2-619. Expediency - 42-2-619. Expediency. A contested termination of parental rights action must...
42-2-620. Finality - 42-2-620. Finality. Subject to the disposition of a timely appeal,...