Any petition for the adoption of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be brought before the family court in the manner set forth in chapter 7 of Title 15.

History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1441, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 14-1-14; impl. am. P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 14.