Sec. 3. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for adoption:
(1) the licensed child placing agency sponsoring the adoption; or
(2) the attorney representing the prospective adoptive parents;
shall submit to the court an affidavit setting forth the circumstances surrounding the service of actual notice, including the time, if known, date, and manner in which the actual notice was provided.
(b) If notice is served upon the putative father under section 1(3) of this chapter:
(1) the licensed child placing agency sponsoring the adoption; or
(2) the attorney representing the prospective adoptive parents;
shall submit to the court an affidavit prepared by the attorney representing the mother of the child. An affidavit filed under this subsection must contain the same information as an affidavit filed under subsection (a).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.14; P.L.200-1999, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 19. Family Law: Adoption
Chapter 3. Notice of Adoption Before Birth of Child
31-19-3-1. Prebirth Notice to Putative Father
31-19-3-2. Notice Not Compelling Adoptive Placement
31-19-3-3. Affidavit of Service of Actual Notice
31-19-3-5. Putative Father's Notice of Paternity Action
31-19-3-6. Adoptive Parents' Intervention in Paternity Action
31-19-3-7. Vacation of Paternity Determination; Intervention by Adoptive Parents
31-19-3-8. Applicability of Rules of Trial Procedure
31-19-3-9. Validity of Notice; Putative Father Residing Outside Indiana