Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 121

121. 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, rela tionship being traced through the adopter or adopters; 60 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE (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 w ith respect to such person; (c) the tutor, if the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made is placed u nder tutorship, shall terminate his administration and, within three months from the date of the adoptio n 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 ad option decree is made; Cap. 285. (e) the court shall inform the competent authorities that the adoption decree has termin ated 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 Pers ons (Care Orders) Act . Service of adoption decree. Added by: XXVIII.2024. 12.