Cap. 16 Art. 121Rights and duties.

Upon an adoption decree being made -

(a) the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made shall be considered with regard to the rights and obligations of relatives in relation to each other, as the child of the adopter or adopters born to him, her or them in lawful wedlock and as the child of no other person or persons, relationship being traced through the adopter or adopters;

(b) the relatives of the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made shall lose all rights and be freed from all obligations with respect to such person;

(c) the tutor, if the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made is placed under tutorship, shall terminate his administration and, within three months from the date of the adoption decree, render an account thereof to the adopter;

(d) the parents shall, in the case of an open adoption, retain the right to maintain contact with the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made;

(e) the court shall inform the competent authorities that the adoption decree has terminated the care order if an adoption decree has been made in favour of a child who is under a care order issued by virtue of the Children and Young Persons (Care Orders) Act.