§ 23-3-14 - Court reports of adoption.
SECTION 23-3-14
§ 23-3-14 Court reports of adoption.– (a) For each adoption decreed by any court in this state, the court shallrequire the preparation of a record of adoption on a form prescribed andfurnished by the state registrar of vital records. The record shall includethose facts that are necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birthof the person adopted or, in the case of a person who was born in a foreigncountry, evidence from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to thedate and place of birth of the person; provide information necessary toestablish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted; and shall identifythe order of adoption and be certified by the clerk of court.
(b) Information in the possession of the petitioner necessaryto prepare the adoption report shall be furnished with the petition foradoption by each petitioner for adoption or his or her attorney. The welfareagency or other person concerned shall supply the court with any additionalinformation in their possession that may be necessary to complete the record.The provision of that information shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of afinal decree in the matter by the court.
(c) Whenever an adoption decree is amended or annulled, theclerk of the court shall prepare a certificate which shall include the factsthat are necessary to identify the original adoption report and the factsamended in the adoption decree that shall be necessary to properly amend thebirth record.
(d) Not later than the tenth (10th) day of each calendarmonth, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar of vitalrecords records of decrees of adoption, annulment of adoption, or amendments ofthose entered in the preceding month, together with any related reports thatthe state registrar of vital records shall require.
(e) When the state registrar of vital records shall receive arecord of adoption, annulment of adoption, or amendment of those from a courtfor a person born outside this state, that record shall be forwarded to theappropriate registration authority in the state of birth. If the birth occurredin a foreign country, and the child was not a citizen of the United States atthe time of birth, the state registrar shall prepare a "certificate of foreignbirth" as provided by § 23-3-15(e)(1).