10-7006-1.5.

§10-7006-1.5.


    A.  Except as otherwise provided for in subsection B of this
section, an action to adopt a child shall not be combined with an
action to terminate parental rights and when the rights of a parent
have been terminated, neither an interlocutory nor a final decree of
adoption may be rendered until the decree terminating parental rights
has become final.
    B.  This section shall not apply to:
    1.  A proceeding to adopt a child without the consent of a parent
when the court has determined that consent is not legally required;
or
    2.  A proceeding to adopt a child born out of wedlock when the
mother of the child is granting consent to the adoption and is a
party to the action; or
    3.  Proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Section 60.6 of
this title.