Section 34Sec./Art. 34

Order of Adoption. If the STC, as may be applicable, is satisfactory to the parties and the NACC is convinced that, from the trial custody report, the petition and its supporting documents including the STC report if applicable, that the adoption shall redound to the best interest of the child or prospective adoptee, the NACC through the Executive Director, shall issue an Order of Adoption which is a registrable civil registry document stating the name by which the child shall be known and shall likewise direct the following to perform the actions as stated:

(a) The adopter to submit a certified true copy of the Order of Adoption to the Civil Registrar where the child was originally registered within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of the Order of Adoption; and

(b) The Civil Registrar of the place where the adoptee was registered;

(1) To seal the original birth record in the civil registry records which can be opened only upon order of the NACC; and

(2) To submit to the NACC proof of compliance with all the foregoing within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of the Order of Adoption.

An Order of Adoption obtained under this Act shall have the same effect as a Decree of Adoption issued pursuant to the Domestic Adoption Act of 1998. A motion for reconsideration may be filed before the NACC, through the Executive Director, within fifteen (15) calendar days from an Order denying the adoption.