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Section 1Nature of adoption; district or juvenile court
Section 2Written consent of certain persons; form of consent; identification of father
Section 2ADecree of adoption; entry; conditions precedent
Section 2BAdoption decrees; mandatory language
Section 3Dispensing with required consent in certain cases
Section 3ARepealed, 1972, 800, Sec. 3
Section 3BRegistration of interest for pre-adoptive or adoptive placement; criminal record review
Section 4Notice
Section 4AFathers of children born out of wedlock; adoption rights
Section 5Failure to object after notice; proceedings
Section 5AChildren under fourteen; adoption; regulations; removals
Section 5BAdoptive custody; factors considered; request for religious designation
Section 5CInspection of pleadings, reports, etc.; docket book
Section 5DRelease of information concerning adoption
Section 5EDepartment of children and families adoption report
Section 6Decree of court; force and effect; private hearings
Section 6ACertificates of adoption
Section 6BAdoption nunc pro tunc
Section 6CAgreement for post-adoption contact or communication
Section 6DEnforcement of agreement
Section 6EDecisions of adoptive parent on behalf of child
Section 7Succession to property; rights of adopted child
Section 8"Child'', "grandchild'', "issue'', etc., defined
Section 9Succession to property; right of child adopted in foreign state
Section 10Second adoption; effect
Section 11Appeals
Section 11AAdoption services offered by certain persons or agencies; penalty
Section 12Petitions for change of name
Section 13Notice and certificate; decree; entry; conditions precedent
Section 14Annual return of changes of name