Upon adoption, the adopting parent becomes the parent of the child for all purposes and the filiation between the child and his legal parent is terminated, except as otherwise provided by law. The adopted child and his descendants retain the right to inherit from his former legal parent and the relatives of that parent.
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Effect of adoption ACTIVE
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- enactment Acts 2009, No. 3, §1, eff. June 9, 2009