PART H
‘Sec. H-1. 22 MRSA §4038-E, sub-§1, ¶¶H and J, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 402, §15, are amended to read:
H. A statement of the intent of the biological parents to consent to the adoption;
J. A statement that the biological parents are entitled to legal counsel in the adoption from permanency guardianship proceeding and that, if they want an attorney and are unable to afford one, they should contact the court as soon as possible to request appointed counsel.
Sec. H-2. 22 MRSA §4038-E, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 402, §15, is amended to read:
6. Service. The petition and the notice of the case management conference must be served on the parent whose rights were terminated parents and the guardian ad litem for the child at least 10 days prior to the scheduled case management conference date. Service must be in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure or in any other manner ordered by the court.
Sec. H-3. 22 MRSA §4038-E, sub-§8, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 402, §15, is amended to read:
B. The child's biological parents , if parental rights have not been terminated; and
Sec. H-4. 22 MRSA §4038-E, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 402, §15, is amended to read:
11. Effect of consent to adoption by the parent. An order granting the adoption has the following effect.
A. An order granting the adoption of the child by the permanency guardian divests the consenting parent and child of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations to each other as parent and child, except the inheritance rights between the child and the biological parent.
B. An adoption order may not disentitle a child to benefits due the child from any 3rd person, agency , or state or the United States and may not affect the rights and benefits that a Native American derives from descent from a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Sec. H-5. Effective date. This Part takes effect 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature.’