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(a) Petition for Adoption.
(1) An adoption petition must include the information required by AS 25.23.080. If the proceeding involves a minor, the petition or a separate affidavit must include the information required by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, AS 25.30.080, and must state whether or not the minor to be adopted is an Indian child.
(2) An adoption petition involving an Indian child must include a statement of petitioner's compliance with the placement preferences provided by 25 U.S.C. Section 1915(a). The petition must state the identity of the child's tribe, if known; whether the child is reasonably believed to be a resident or domiciliary of an Indian reservation as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 1903(10); and whether the child is known to be a ward of a tribal court.
(3) The report of expenditures required by AS 25.23.090 may be incorporated into the petition.
(b) Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Based on Relinquishment. A petition for termination based on the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights pursuant to AS 25.23.180(b) must state, in addition to the information required by paragraph (a), that the parent has or intends to relinquish parental rights to the child.
(c) Petition for Involuntary Termination. A petition for termination based on the involuntary termination of parental rights pursuant to AS 25.23.180(c)(1)-(3) must state, in addition to the information required by paragraph (a), the specific statutory and factual basis of the claim that parental rights should be involuntarily terminated.
(d) Relationship of Petitions to Terminate Parental Rights and to Adopt. (1) A petition to terminate parental rights under paragraph (b) or (c) of this rule may be combined with a petition for adoption.
(2) In a petition for termination of parental rights under paragraph (b) or (c) of this rule filed before a petition for adoption, the term "petitioner" in AS 25.23.080(b)(4) - (6) will be interpreted to mean the person who will have custody of the child pending adoption.
(SCO 972 effective January 15, 1990)
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