Sec. 1. An adoption may be granted in Indiana only after:
(1) the court has heard the evidence; and
(2) except as provided in section 2(c) of this chapter, a period of supervision, as described in section 2 of this chapter, by:
(A) a licensed child placing agency for a child who has not been adjudicated to be a child in need of services; or
(B) the department, if the child is the subject of an open child in need of services action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.248; P.L.138-2007, SEC.38; P.L.131-2009, SEC.15; P.L.128-2012, SEC.50.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 19. Family Law: Adoption
Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency
31-19-8-1. Period of Supervision as Prerequisite to Adoption
31-19-8-2. Supervision Period; Waiver of Supervision Period
31-19-8-3. List of Licensed Child Placing Agencies and Local Offices of the Department
31-19-8-4. List of Approved Supervising Agencies
31-19-8-5. Agency Report and Recommendation; Filing Requirements; Waiver of Report
31-19-8-7. Summary Consideration of Agency's Report; Continuance
31-19-8-8. Agency Report and Recommendation; Nonbinding on Court