TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Part 2. Legal Effect

Foreign Adoption Decrees

42-5-205. Foreign adoption decrees. When the relationship of parent and child has been created by a decree of adoption of a court of any other state or country, the rights and obligations of the parties as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state must be determined pursuant to this title.

History: En. Sec. 139, Ch. 480, L. 1997.