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Table of Contents
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TITLE 42. ADOPTION
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CHAPTER 2. ADOPTION OF CHILD
Part 4. Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt
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42-2-401
- Child available for adoption -- voluntary acts of parents
42-2-402
- Voluntary relinquishment -- validity
42-2-403
- Arrearages of child support -- responsibility to child
42-2-404
- Who may relinquish -- to whom
42-2-405
- Relinquishment by minor parent -- separate legal counsel in direct parental placement adoption
42-2-408
- Time and prerequisites for execution of relinquishment and consent to adoption -- copy of preplacement evaluation -- notarization
42-2-409
- Counseling requirements
42-2-410
- Revocation of relinquishment and consent
42-2-411
- Conditional relinquishment and consent
42-2-412
- Content of relinquishment and consent to adopt
42-2-413
- Consequences of relinquishment and consent to adopt
42-2-417
- Grounds for court to set aside relinquishment and consent
42-2-418
- Remedy when relinquishment and consent to adopt revoked or set aside -- expediency
42-2-421
- Notarized denial of paternity -- no entitlement to notice
42-2-422
- Notarized acknowledgment of paternity and denial of interest in custody -- no entitlement to notice