Title 42 Adoption (Chapters 1 to 10)

Chapter 1 General Adoption Provisions (Part 1)

• Part 1 Adoption Policy and Procedures (Sections 42-1-101 to 42-1-111)

Chapter 2 Adoption of Child (Parts 1 to 6)

• Part 1 Policy and Legislative Intent (Sections 42-2-101 to 42-2-106)
• Part 2 Putative Father Registration (Sections 42-2-201 to 42-2-230)
• Part 3 Consent For Adoption (Sections 42-2-301 to 42-2-303)
• Part 4 Voluntary Relinquishment and Consent to Adopt (Sections 42-2-401 to 42-2-422)
• Part 5 Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights (Sections 42-2-501 to 42-2-503)
• Part 6 Petition to Terminate Parental Rights (Sections 42-2-601 to 42-2-620)

Chapter 3 Requirements of Parties In Adoption (Parts 1 to 3)

• Part 1 Duty of Placing Party to Disclose Information (Sections 42-3-101 to 42-3-102)
• Part 2 Requirements of Prospective Adoptive Parents (Sections 42-3-201 to 42-3-213)
• Part 3 Requirements of Department Or Licensed Child-placing Agency (Section 42-3-301)

Chapter 4 Placements For Adoption (Parts 1 to 4)

• Part 1 Direct Parental Placements (Sections 42-4-101 to 42-4-116)
• Part 2 Placements By Department Or Licensed Child-placing Agency (Sections 42-4-201 to 42-4-211)
• Part 3 Stepparent Adoption (Sections 42-4-301 to 42-4-312)
• Part 4 Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors (Sections 42-4-401 to 42-4-405)

Chapter 5 Legal Proceedings (Parts 1 to 3)

• Part 1 Dispositional Hearing and Adoption Decree (Sections 42-5-101 to 42-5-109)
• Part 2 Legal Effect (Sections 42-5-201 to 42-5-205)
• Part 3 Visitation and Enforceability of Other Agreements (Section 42-5-301)

Chapter 6 Records (Part 1)

• Part 1 Confidential Intermediaries (Sections 42-6-101 to 42-6-109)

Chapter 7 Fees and Prohibited Activities Related to Adoption (Part 1)

• Part 1 General Fees and Activities (Sections 42-7-101 to 42-7-106)

Chapter 8 Licensing of Child Placement Agency (Renumbered)

• Part 1 Licensing (Renumbered)

Chapter 9 Reserved

Chapter 10 Subsidized Adoptions (Part 1)

• Part 1 Procedures (Sections 42-10-101 to 42-10-128)