Chapter 04 - Relinquishment and Adoption
45.0401 Termination of parental rights in a child. (a) The Court may, upon petition, terminate a… |
45.0402 Relinquishment procedure-Petition-Hearings. (a) Any parent desiring to relinquish his chi… |
45.0403 Final order of relinquishment. (a) If the Court terminates parental rights o… |
45.0404 Records-Separate dockets. (a) Records and papers in relinquishment and… |
45.0410 Who may be adopted. Any child under 18 years of age present in th… |
45.0411 Who may adopt. (a) Any person 21 years of age or older may p… |
45.0412 Availability for adoption. (a) A child may be available for adoption onl… |
45.0413 Placement for purposes of adoption. No placement of any child legally available f… |
45.0414 Written consent and report. (a) Unless the placement is made by the Court… |
45.0420 Petition for adoption. (a) The petition for adoption is filed not la… |
45.0421 Petition-Written reports. Except for stepparent adoptions and those cas… |
45.0422 Hearing on petition. (a) A hearing on the petition for adoption is… |
45.0423 Legal effects of final decree. (a) After the entry of a final decree of adop… |
45.0424 Copies of order of adoption-To whom given. (a) If the Court enters an order of adoption,… |
45.0430 Compensation for placing child prohibited. (a) No person may offer, give, charge, or rec… |
45.0431 Limitation on annulment of adoption. Final decree of adoption may not be attacked… |
45.0432 Long term guardianships for minor children. (a) Notwithstanding any other section of law,… |