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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section YAE.05.06 — Decree Of Adoption.

(a) If the Court grants the petition for adoption, the decree shall include:

(1) Such facts as are necessary to establish the youth is available for adoption, and that the adoptive home and parents are adequate and capable of providing proper care of the youth:

(2) A provision that the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the state where the child was born and the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be notified of the adoption and a certified copy of the decree shall be mailed to those offices, and

(3) A provision changing the legal name of the person adopted may be included.

(b) Effect of Decree of Adoption: A decree of adoption has the following effect: It creates the relationship between the adopted person and the petitioner and all relatives of the petitioner, that would have existed if the adopted person were a legitimate blood descendant of the petitioner. This relationship shall be created for all purposes, including inheritance and applicability of statutes, documents, and instruments, whether executed before or after entry of the adoption decree.