Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a petition for adoption by a married person may not be granted unless the husband and wife join in the action.
(b) If the petitioner for adoption is married to the:
(1) biological; or
(2) adoptive;
father or mother of the child, joinder by the father or mother is not necessary if an acknowledged consent to adoption of the biological or adoptive parent is filed with the petition for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-1(c).]
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