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(a) Report of Adoption. The court shall require a report of adoption and a biological information sheet to be filled out so that it can be filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics with the decree of adoption. The court shall refer requests for adoption documents to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. (b) Substitute Birth Certificate. At the request of the adoptive parent and upon payment of fees and completion of forms, the clerk of court shall send a request for a substitute birth certificate to the appropriate state’s vital statistics office. AdptR (c) Indian Child Adoption Reports. The court shall send a copy of the decree, a report providing all information required by 25 U.S.C. Section 1951, and an affidavit requesting anonymity, if any, to the Secretary of the Interior. A copy of this report must be kept in the case file. (d) Confidential Files. Access to the court file prior to a decree of adoption is limited to the parties unless ordered otherwise by the court. Access to the file after a decree of adoption is limited as provided by AS 25.23.150, subject to informational requests under AS 18.50.500, AS 18.50.510, and 25 U.S.C. Section 1917. (e) Adoption Index. An alphabetical index of all adoption cases will be kept under the name by which the person to be adopted will be known if the petition is granted. The adoption index is confidential. (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 requesting 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; 9 ALASKA COURT RULES (4) the name of the child prior to the adoption or (A) the other spouse is a parent of the person to be termination; and adopted and consents to the adoption; or (5) the child’s date of birth. (B) the petitioner and the other spouse are legally (SCO 972 effective January 15, 1990; amended by SCO 1060 effective July 15, 1991; by SCO 1286 effective October 1, 1997; and by SCO 1404 effective October 15, 2000)