1. (1) A certificate of adoption must include the following information:

   1. (a) the child's name (before adoption) , sex, date and place of birth, and names of natural parents;
   2. (b) name, date and place of birth and residence of adoptive parents at the time of the child's adoption;
   3. (c) the name of the child as set forth in the adoption decree;
   4. (d) name and address of the attorney or agency handling the adoption;
   5. (e) if this is a stepparent adoption or single parent adoption, indication of that fact; and
   6. (f) certification by the clerk of a district court.
2. (2) Once a registrar has been notified of an adoption, the registrar must send all original birth documents to the department within 30 days.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 50-15-102 and 50-15-303, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 50-15-102, 50-15-303 and 50-15-311, MCA

History: NEW, 1981 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 10/16/81; TRANS, from DHES, 1997 MAR p. 1460; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 397, Eff. 2/15/02.