42-4-311 . Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the legal consequences of an adoption of a stepchild by a stepparent are the same as the consequences under 42-5-202 . (2) An adoption by a stepparent does not affect: (a) the relationship between the adoptee and the adoptee's parent who is the adoptive stepparent's spouse or deceased spouse; (b) an existing court order for visitation or communication with a child by an individual related to the adoptee through either parent; or (c) the right of the adoptee or a descendant of the adoptee to inheritance or intestate succession through or from the adoptee's former parent. (3) Failure to comply with an agreement or order is not a ground for challenging the validity of an adoption by a stepparent.
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