2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 29 - Decrees and Records
Section 2901 - Time of entry of decree of adoption
CHAPTER 29
DECREES AND RECORDS
Subchapter
A. General Provisions
B. Records and Access to Information
C. Information Registry
D. Release of Information
Enactment. Chapter 29 was added October 15, 1980, P.L.934, No.163, effective January 1, 1981.
SUBCHAPTER A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
2901. Time of entry of decree of adoption.
2902. Requirements and form of decree of adoption.
2903. Retention of parental status.
2904. Name of adoptee.
2905. Impounding of proceedings and access to records (Repealed).
2906. Docket entries.
2907. Certificate of adoption.
2908. Foreign decree of adoption.
2909. Medical history information (Repealed).
2910. Penalty for unauthorized disclosure.
Subchapter Heading. The heading of Subchapter A was added October 27, 2010, P.L.961, No.101, effective in 180 days.
§ 2901. Time of entry of decree of adoption.
Unless the court for cause shown determines otherwise, no decree of adoption shall be entered unless the natural parent or parents' rights have been terminated, the investigation required by section 2535 (relating to investigation) has been completed, the report of the intermediary has been filed pursuant to section 2533 (relating to report of intermediary) and all other legal requirements have been met. If all legal requirements have been met, the court may enter a decree of adoption at any time.
(June 23, 1982, P.L.617, No.174, eff. 60 days)
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