(a) A judgment granting a petition for adoption of an adult may order a change in the name of the adoptee unless the court finds that the change of name is requested for fraudulent or criminal purposes; provided, however, that the court may not change the name of an adoptee who is a sex offender as provided in Section 15-20A-36.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-10F-16

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) After the final judgment of adoption, the adoptee shall be treated as the legal child of each adopting parent and shall have all rights and be subject to all the duties arising from that relation, including the right of inheritance under the intestacy laws of the state pursuant to Section 43-8-48.
(c) Upon the final judgment of adoption, the biological or legal parents of the adoptee, except for a biological or legal parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent, are relieved of all parental rights and responsibilities for the adoptee. Upon the final judgment of adoption, the adoptee loses all rights of inheritance under the laws of intestacy pursuant to Section 48-8-48, from or through the biological or legal parents of the adoptee, except for a biological or legal parent who is the spouse of the adopting parent.
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