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final decree n. another name for a final judgment. In states where there are interlocutory decrees of divorce (in the hope that a further wait may lead to reconciliation), followed several months later by the actual divorce, the second order is called a final decree, issued after the filing of a declaration that the couple is still asunder (can't get back together.)
Appellee argues that the finaldecree of adoption is void and that, therefore, the custody provisions of the divorce decree determine who is entitled to custody of Tammy.
"(1) After the finaldecree of adoption is entered, the relation of parent and child and all the rights, duties and other legal consequences of the natural relation of child and parent shall thereafter exist between such adopted child and the adoptive parents adopting such child and the kindred of the adoptive parents.
Moreover, when appellant asserted the adoption decree in objection to the trial court's jurisdiction, the trial court correctly ruled that the adoption proceeding was a nullity and that appellee was entitled to the custody of Tammy under the provisions of the divorce decree.
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