Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 29 - Decrees and Records

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163,...

Section 2901 - Time of entry of decree of adoption - Unless the court for cause shown determines otherwise, no decree...

Section 2902 - Requirements and form of decree of adoption - (a) General rule.--If satisfied that the statements made in the...

Section 2903 - Retention of parental status - Whenever a parent consents to the adoption of his child...

Section 2904 - Name of adoptee - If requested by the petitioners, the decree may provide that...

Section 2905 - Impounding of proceedings and access to records (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 2905 was repealed October 27, 2010, P.L.961,...

Section 2906 - Docket entries - Upon the filing of any decree under this part, the...

Section 2907 - Certificate of adoption - The clerk shall issue to the adopting parent or parents...

Section 2908 - Foreign decree of adoption - (a) Registration.--When a minor is adopted by a resident of...

Section 2909 - Medical history information (Repealed) - 2010 Repeal. Section 2909 was repealed October 27, 2010, P.L.961,...

Section 2910 - Penalty for unauthorized disclosure - Any officer or employee of the court, other than a...

Section 2911 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2912 - Combined request for information - An individual authorized to receive both nonidentifying information and identifying...

Section 2913 - Reasonable fees - Any court or agency may charge reasonable fees for services...

Section 2914 - Immunity from liability - (a) General rule.--A person or agency, including the Commonwealth and...

Section 2915 - Court and agency records - (a) General rule.--All court and agency records shall be maintained...

Section 2916 - Attorney records - An attorney representing a party to an adoption proceeding or...

Section 2921 - Establishment of registry - The department shall do all of the following: (1) Establish...

Section 2922 - Informational material - The department shall publicize the availability of the registry and...

Section 2923 - Filing information with registry - An adoptee, an adoptive parent and a birth parent may...

Section 2924 - Who may request information from registry - The following individuals may request information from the registry: (1)...

Section 2925 - Providing information from registry - (a) Nonidentifying information.--Nonidentifying information, if available, shall be provided to...

Section 2926 - Rules and regulations - The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement...

Section 2931 - Access to information - (a) Who may access information.--The following individuals may file a...

Section 2932 - Nonidentifying information - (a) Notice of receipt of request.--When the court or agency...

Section 2933 - Identifying information - (a) Notice of availability of records.--The court or agency shall,...

Section 2934 - Statement of medical and social history information - (a) Filing places.--A statement regarding medical and social history information...

Section 2935 - Confidentiality - (a) General rule.--In conducting a search, the court or agency...

Section 2936 - Refusal to search - (a) Agency.-- (1) If an agency is satisfied that a...

Section 2937 - Original birth record - (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an adoptee...

Section 2938 - Rules and regulations - The department shall promulgate rules and regulations implementing a standardized...