Sec. 10. (a) Not more than five (5) days after a petition for adoption has been filed, the clerk of the court shall notify the court of the filing.
(b) Upon receiving notice under subsection (a) that a petition for adoption has been filed, the court shall promptly:
(1) examine the petition for adoption; and
(2) determine whether the petition for adoption is in proper form.
(c) If the court does not find the petition for adoption to be in proper form, the court shall return the petition for adoption immediately to the petitioner for adoption or the petitioner's attorney.
(d) If a petition for adoption is returned under subsection (c), the petitioner for adoption shall promptly correct and amend the petition for adoption to conform to the law.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 19. Family Law: Adoption
Chapter 2. Filing of Petition for Adoption
31-19-2-1. Adoption of Adult; Petition; Venue; Consent; Investigation
31-19-2-1.1. Name Change by Lifetime Sex or Violent Offender
31-19-2-2. Adoption of Minor Child; Petition; Venue; Substituting Petitioner
31-19-2-4. Consent to Adoption by Petitioner's Spouse
31-19-2-5. Filing of Petition; Number of Copies; Verification
31-19-2-6. Contents of Petition; Additional Documents
31-19-2-7.3. Waiver of Criminal History Check Requirements Prohibited
31-19-2-7.5. Submission of Information, Forms, or Consents for Criminal History Check
31-19-2-7.6. Notification of Criminal Charge While Adoption Pending
31-19-2-8. Adoption History Fee; Putative Father Registry Fee
31-19-2-9. Deposit of Fees in Adoption History Fund
31-19-2-10. Notice of Filing of Petition; Examination, Correction, and Amendment of Form of Petition
31-19-2-11. Clerk's Examination of Form of Petition
31-19-2-12. Copies of Petition Forwarded to Licensed Child Placing Agency
31-19-2-13. Temporary Custody of Adopted Children