IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                        ORDER NO.   1286  

                                  Amending Adoption Rule 16
                                  concerning adoption records.

IT IS ORDERED:

    Adoption Rule 16 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:

              (f)  Certificate of Adoption or
Termination of Parental Rights.  A person whose parental rights
have been terminated under AS 25.23.130 or AS 25.23.180 may request
a certificate to be issued by the clerk which confirms that a
decree of adoption or termination has been entered terminating the
parent and child relationship between the person and a particular
child.  Before issuing a certificate, the clerk shall require
sufficient identification to establish that the person submitting
the certificate is the parent named in the decree.  The certificate
may disclose only the following information about the adoption or
termination:

              (1)  the case number;

              (2)  the name of the parent whose rights
were terminated; 

              (3)  the date the decree was entered;

              (4)  the name of the child prior to the
adoption or termination; and 

              (5)  the child's date of birth.    




DATED:           August 7, 1997      

EFFECTIVE DATE:    October 1, 1997   



                                  _______________________________
                                  Chief Justice Matthews


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                                  Justice Compton


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                                  Justice Eastaugh


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                                  Justice Fabe
    

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                                  Justice Bryner