| M. Finalizing the Adoption |
| C.R.S. § 19-5-210(3) | The final decree, except in the case of foreign adoptions, may not include the child’s former name. |
| C.R.S. § 19-5-212 |
The
court
should give certified copies of the decree to the parties. It must go to the adoptive
parents and the
person or agency consenting to the adoption. The state registrar also must get a certified copy. The adoptive parents must
apply for a new
birth certificate.
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| C.R.S. § 19-5-211 |
The
adoptee
is now the adoptive parent’s legal child. The child is entitled to all the rights, privileges
and obligations of a
child born in lawful wedlock, including medical insurance coverage. The birth parents are
divested of all legal
rights and obligations to the child, as is the child to the birth
parent.
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| As
one judge
states to the parties, “The law has now recognized what your hearts
have known
for some time. Congratulations,
and
thank you for the privilege of being part of this momentous occasion in
your
family.”
Chauche. |
| Sapp
v. |
For
an
adoptive parent to be entitled to adoption subsidies, all of the
conditions
defined under section 26-7-103(1) must be present at the time the child
was
placed for adoption.
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