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U.S. State Codes
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Maine
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TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE
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Article 9: ADOPTION
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Part 3: ADOPTION PROCEDURES
Part 3: ADOPTION PROCEDURES
18-C §9-301. Petition for adoption and change of name; filing fee
18-C §9-302. Consent for adoption
18-C §9-303. Petition
18-C §9-304. Investigation; guardian ad litem; registry
18-C §9-305. Evidence; procedure
18-C §9-306. Allowable payments; expenses
18-C §9-307. Adoption not granted
18-C §9-308. Final decree; dispositional hearing; effect of adoption
18-C §9-309. Appeals
18-C §9-310. Records confidential
18-C §9-311. Interstate placements
18-C §9-312. Foreign adoptions
18-C §9-313. Advertisement
18-C §9-314. Immunity from liability for good faith reporting; proceedings
18-C §9-315. Annulment of the adoption decree