Sec. 9. (a) A notice served in accordance with this chapter on a putative father who is a resident of Indiana is valid regardless of whether the notice is served within or outside Indiana.
(b) A notice served in accordance with this chapter outside Indiana on a putative father who is not a resident of Indiana is valid if the child was conceived:
(1) in Indiana; or
(2) outside Indiana, if the laws of the state in which the:
(A) father:
(i) is served notice; or
(ii) resides; or
(B) child was conceived;
allow a paternity or similar action to be filed before the birth of a child.
As added by P.L.146-2007, SEC.4.
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