(2) The court of comparable jurisdiction advised the person executing the consent or the surrender and release of the consequences of the consent or the surrender and release under the laws of the state in which the consent or the surrender and release was executed.

The court shall accept a waiver of notice by a putative father or a legal father who is not the biological father parent that meets the requirements of section 9-201, subsection (c).

Sec. D-8. 18-A MRSA §9-302, sub-§(a), ¶(2), as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §7 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

(2) Each of the adoptee's living parents and putative parents, except as provided in subsection (b);

Sec. D-9. 18-A MRSA §9-302, sub-§(b), ¶(1), as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read:

(1) A putative father or a legal father who is not the biological father if he parent who:

(i) Received notice and failed to respond to the notice within the prescribed time period;

(ii) Waived his the right to notice under section 9- 201, subsection (c);

(iii) Failed to meet the standards of section 9-201, subsection (i); or

(iv) Holds no parental rights regarding the adoptee under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction in which the adoptee was born;

Sec. D-10. 18-A MRSA §9-303, sub-§(b), as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §7 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

(b) A petitioner shall indicate to the court what information the petitioner is willing to share with the biological parents and under what circumstances and shall provide a mechanism for updating that information.