Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, notice must be given to:
(1) a person whose consent to adoption is required under IC 31-19-9-1;
(2) a putative father who is entitled to notice under IC 31-19-4;
(3) a grandparent described in IC 31-19-4.5-1(3) of a child sought to be adopted;
(4) a licensed child placing agency of which the child is a ward;
(5) if the child is the subject of an open or pending child in need of services proceeding under IC 31-34, the local office of the department of child services in the county in which the child in need of services proceeding was filed; and
(6) if the child is a subject of an open or pending juvenile delinquency proceeding under IC 31-37, the entity, facility, or individual of which the child is a ward.
(b) Proof of notice to those under subsection (a) shall be filed with the court in the adoption proceeding before the final adoption hearing can be scheduled.
(c) Failure to provide notice under this section shall require setting aside the adoption decree if challenged by an entity or individual who did not receive notice as required by this section. An adoption decree may be challenged under this subsection for a period of not more than forty-five (45) days after the date the adoption decree is entered.
As added by P.L.61-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.108; P.L.1-2007, SEC.195; P.L.128-2012, SEC.47; P.L.16-2017, SEC.2; P.L.190-2017, SEC.2; P.L.203-2021, SEC.5.