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General Provisions

8-101Definitions 8-102Who may be adopted 8-103Who may adopt 8-104Venue 8-105Preadoption certification; investigation; central adoption registry 8-106Consent to adoption; waiver; consent to the release of information; notification to potential fathers 8-107Time and contents of consent 8-108Petition for child's custody by noncertified party; hearing; exceptions 8-109Petition to adopt; contents 8-110Fictitious name for child 8-111Notice of hearing on petition to adopt; service 8-112Social studies; requirements 8-113Removal from home; expedited hearings; probationary period; rights and responsibilities; visitation limitations 8-114Monies paid to or for parent; court approval; attorney fees; accounting; disallowance; exception 8-115Hearing; procedure; record; evidence 8-116Court order; contents; form 8-117Rights under adoption order 8-118Petition withdrawal or denial; custody 8-119Dismissal after death; exception 8-120Records; inspection; exception; destruction or transfer of certain records 8-121Confidentiality of information; exceptions 8-122Financial hardship; deferral, waiver or reduction of fees 8-123Irregularities; curative period 8-124Subsequent adoptions 8-125Adoption decrees of other states 8-126Licensure and regulation of agencies 8-127Services of county attorney; exception 8-128Violation; classification 8-129Health and genetic history; compilation; availability; costs 8-130Consent to licensed agency or division; attorneys; affidavits 8-131Exemption of division from licensure; compliance with standards 8-132Adoption agency information confidentiality; permissible disclosure; use; violation; classification; definitions 8-133Fees for division services 8-134Confidential intermediary 8-135Confidential intermediary and fiduciary fund 8-136Prospective adoptive parent's blindness; certification; grant of adoption; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions