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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="1-207" title_number="1" title_name="Estates of Decedents -- General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Determining Relationship">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An adopted child shall be treated as a natural child of the child’s adopting parent or parents.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, on adoption a child may not be considered a child of either natural parent.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>On adoption by the spouse of a natural parent, the child shall still be considered the child of that natural parent.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A child who has been adopted more than once shall be considered to be a child of the parent or parents who have adopted the child most recently and shall cease to be considered a child of the child’s previous parents.</text>
  </level>
</section>
