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Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH ...
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Chapter 600 - ADOPTION
Chapter 600 - ADOPTION
Section 600.1 - Construction.
Section 600.2 - Definitions.
Section 600.3 - Commencement of adoption action — jurisdiction — forum non conveniens.
Section 600.4 - Qualifications to file adoption petition.
Section 600.5 - Contents of an adoption petition.
Section 600.6 - Attachments to an adoption petition.
Section 600.6A - Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem.
Section 600.7 - Consents to the adoption.
Section 600.7A - Adoption services provided by or through department of human services — selection of adoptive parent criteria.
Section 600.7B - Postadoption information.
Section 600.8 - Placement investigations and reports.
Section 600.9 - Report of expenditures — penalty.
Section 600.9A - Prohibited practices — penalties.
Section 600.10 - Minimum residence of a minor child.
Section 600.11 - Notice of adoption hearing.
Section 600.12 - Adoption hearing.
Section 600.12A - Death of person to be adopted — process for final adoption decree.
Section 600.13 - Adoption decrees.
Section 600.14 - Appeal — rules.
Section 600.14A - Standby adoption.
Section 600.15 - Foreign and international adoptions.
Section 600.16 - Adoption record — penalty for violations.
Section 600.16A - Termination and adoption records closed — exceptions — penalty.
Section 600.16B - Fees.
Section 600.17 - Financial assistance.
Section 600.18 - Determination of assistance.
Section 600.19 - Amount of assistance.
Section 600.20 - Availability of assistance.
Section 600.21 - Termination of assistance.
Section 600.22 - Rules.
Section 600.23 - Adoption assistance compact.
Section 600.24 - Access to records.
Section 600.25 - Pending parental rights unaffected.