Sec. 6. If a putative father fails to provide notice to an attorney or a licensed child placing agency under section 5 of this chapter (or under IC 31-3-1-6.4(i) before its repeal), upon a motion of the prospective adoptive parents the court having jurisdiction over the paternity action shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under Rule 24 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(j).]
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 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