Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 19. Family Law: Adoption

31-19-2-10. Notice of Filing of Petition; Examination, Correction, and Amendment of Form of Petition - Sec. 10. (a) Not more than five (5) days after...

31-19-2-11. Clerk's Examination of Form of Petition - Sec. 11. If the judge of the court dies, is...

31-19-2-12. Copies of Petition Forwarded to Licensed Child Placing Agency - Sec. 12. As soon as a petition for adoption is...

31-19-2-13. Temporary Custody of Adopted Children - Sec. 13. (a) Except for a child who is under...

31-19-2-14. Consolidated Paternity and Adoption Proceedings - Sec. 14. (a) If a petition for adoption and a...

31-19-2-15. Information Provided to Current Foster Parent and Prospective Adoptive Parent; Explanation of Information; Signature - Sec. 15. (a) When the licensed child placing agency or...

Chapter 2.5. General Notice Requirements

31-19-2.5-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to notice given to a:...

31-19-2.5-2. Notice of Adoption - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), IC...

31-19-2.5-3. Required Notice - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of...

31-19-2.5-4. Notice Not Required - Sec. 4. Notice of the pendency of the adoption proceedings...

31-19-2.5-5. Validity of Notice - Sec. 5. A notice served in accordance with IC 31-19-4...

31-19-2.5-6. Manner of Notice Provision - Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...

Chapter 3. Notice of Adoption Before Birth of Child

31-19-3-1. Prebirth Notice to Putative Father - Sec. 1. Before the birth of a child: (1) a...

31-19-3-2. Notice Not Compelling Adoptive Placement - Sec. 2. Providing the putative father with actual notice under...

31-19-3-3. Affidavit of Service of Actual Notice - Sec. 3. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for...

31-19-3-4. Form of Notice - Sec. 4. Notice of the potential adoption under this chapter...

31-19-3-5. Putative Father's Notice of Paternity Action - Sec. 5. A putative father who files a paternity action...

31-19-3-6. Adoptive Parents' Intervention in Paternity Action - Sec. 6. If a putative father fails to provide notice...

31-19-3-7. Vacation of Paternity Determination; Intervention by Adoptive Parents - Sec. 7. If the court has already established the paternity...

31-19-3-8. Applicability of Rules of Trial Procedure - Sec. 8. The Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure do not...

31-19-3-9. Validity of Notice; Putative Father Residing Outside Indiana - Sec. 9. (a) A notice served in accordance with this...

Chapter 4. Notice of Adoption After Birth of Child

31-19-4-1. Notice to Registered Putative Father - Sec. 1. Except as provided by IC 31-19-2.5-4, if: (1)...

31-19-4-2. Notice to Putative Father Registered With Putative Father Registry; Name or Address Not Provided by Mother - Sec. 2. Except as provided by IC 31-19-2.5-4, if: (1)...

31-19-4-3. Notice to Putative Father Not Registered With Putative Father Registry; Name or Address Undisclosed by Mother; Child Conceived Outside Indiana - Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), if:...

31-19-4-4. Notice to Unnamed Putative Father; Form - Sec. 4. Notice of the adoption proceeding required under section...

31-19-4-5. Notice to Named Putative Father; Form - Sec. 5. Notice of the adoption proceeding shall be given...

31-19-4-6. Putative Father Not Entitled to Notice of Adoption - Sec. 6. Except as provided in section 3 of this...

31-19-4-7. Actual Notice Not Required - Sec. 7. If a putative father is entitled to notice...

31-19-4-8. Waiver of Notice - Sec. 8. (a) The notice required by this chapter may...

31-19-4-9. Exceptions to Notice Required by Chapter - Sec. 9. The notice required by this chapter is not...

31-19-4-10. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(g) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11....

31-19-4-11. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(n).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-4-12. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(o).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-4-13. Applicability of Rules of Trial Procedure - Sec. 13. The Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure do not...

Chapter 4.5. Other Persons Entitled to Notice of Adoption

31-19-4.5-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter: (1) shall not be construed to...

31-19-4.5-1.5. Notice to Grandparent Limited to Issue of Visitation; Notice Not Required if Child Placed With Department - Sec. 1.5. A notice to a grandparent required under IC...

31-19-4.5-2. Notice When Consent Not Required - Sec. 2. Except as provided in IC 31-19-2.5-4, if a...

31-19-4.5-3. Form of Adoption Notice - Sec. 3. Notice of the adoption proceeding shall be given...

31-19-4.5-4. Waiver of Notice - Sec. 4. (a) The notice required by this chapter may...

31-19-4.5-5. Content of Notice - Sec. 5. The description in the notice under section 3...

31-19-4.5-7. Applicability of Rules of Trial Procedure - Sec. 7. The Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure do not...

Chapter 5. Putative Father Registry

31-19-5-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a putative father...

31-19-5-2. Establishment of Registry; Rules - Sec. 2. The putative father registry is established within the...

31-19-5-3. Purpose of Registry - Sec. 3. The registry's purpose is to determine the name...

31-19-5-4. Notice Rights of Registered Persons - Sec. 4. A putative father of a child who registers...

31-19-5-5. Necessity of Registration as Requisite to Notice Rights - Sec. 5. If, on or before the date the mother...

31-19-5-6. Rights of Presumptive Fathers - Sec. 6. (a) This chapter does not relieve a man...

31-19-5-7. Information Maintained in Registry; Father's Agent for Notice - Sec. 7. (a) The state department of health shall maintain...

31-19-5-8. Registry Data Access Points - Sec. 8. The state department of health shall store the...

31-19-5-9. Information Supplied - Sec. 9. (a) A putative father who registers under this...

31-19-5-10. Registration Form - Sec. 10. A putative father shall register under this chapter...

31-19-5-11. Verification; Amendment of Information - Sec. 11. A putative father who registers under this chapter...

31-19-5-12. Time of Registration - Sec. 12. (a) To be entitled to notice of an...

31-19-5-13. Availability of Registration Forms - Sec. 13. The state department of health shall: (1) prescribe...

31-19-5-14. Public Notice of Purpose and Operation of Registry - Sec. 14. (a) Each: (1) clerk of a circuit court;...

31-19-5-15. Requests for Search of Registry by Persons Arranging Adoption - Sec. 15. (a) An attorney or agency that arranges an...

31-19-5-16. Affidavit of Registry Search; Copy of Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity - Sec. 16. (a) Not later than five (5) days after...

31-19-5-17. Departmental Responsibilities Upon Request for Registry Search - Sec. 17. Whenever the state department of health receives a...

31-19-5-18. Waiver of Notice Rights of Unregistered Putative Fathers; Irrevocably Implied Consent to Adoption - Sec. 18. A putative father who fails to register within...

31-19-5-19. Revocation of Registration - Sec. 19. A putative father may revoke a registration at...

31-19-5-20. Methods of Submitting Registration - Sec. 20. A putative father must submit a registration under...

31-19-5-21. Request for Certified Copy of Registration or for Information; Request for Copy of Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity; Persons Qualified to Apply - Sec. 21. (a) Subject to subsection (b), upon written request...

31-19-5-22. Timeliness of Responses to Requests; Fees - Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in section 16 of...

31-19-5-23. Confidentiality of Registry Information - Sec. 23. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, information...

31-19-5-24. Registering False Information - Sec. 24. A person who knowingly or intentionally registers false...

31-19-5-25. Release or Request for Confidential Information - Sec. 25. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally releases...

Chapter 6. Search of Paternity Records and Putative Father Registry

31-19-6-1. Request for Search of Records Pending Adoption Proceedings - Sec. 1. An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption...

31-19-6-2. Response to Search Request - Sec. 2. Not later than five (5) days after receiving...

31-19-6-3. Release of Copy of Paternity Determination and Notice of Filing of Petition to Establish Paternity - Sec. 3. (a) If a record of a paternity determination...

Chapter 7. Prior Approval of Placement of Child in Proposed Adoptive Home

31-19-7-1. Prior Written Approval of Placements; Criminal History Checks - Sec. 1. (a) A child may not be placed in...

31-19-7-2. Consent of the Department - Sec. 2. Whenever the written approval for placement of a...

31-19-7-3. Approval Filed With Adoption Petition - Sec. 3. Approval under this chapter for placement in a...

Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency

31-19-8-1. Period of Supervision as Prerequisite to Adoption - Sec. 1. An adoption may be granted in Indiana only...

31-19-8-2. Supervision Period; Waiver of Supervision Period - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the...

31-19-8-3. List of Licensed Child Placing Agencies and Local Offices of the Department - Sec. 3. (a) The department shall annually compile a list...

31-19-8-4. List of Approved Supervising Agencies - Sec. 4. To facilitate adoption proceedings, the department shall: (1)...

31-19-8-5. Agency Report and Recommendation; Filing Requirements; Waiver of Report - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), not...

31-19-8-6. Contents of Report - Sec. 6. (a) The report required by section 5 of...

31-19-8-7. Summary Consideration of Agency's Report; Continuance - Sec. 7. The court shall summarily consider the report submitted...

31-19-8-8. Agency Report and Recommendation; Nonbinding on Court - Sec. 8. The report and recommendation of the licensed child...

31-19-8-9. Prompt Hearing and Determination of Adoption - Sec. 9. As soon as possible after the provisions of...

Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption

31-19-9-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law - Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 31-3-1-6 (before its...

31-19-9-1. Consents Required - Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,...

31-19-9-2. Execution of Consent; Timing; Restrictions - Sec. 2. (a) The consent to adoption may be executed...

31-19-9-3. Validity of Consent Not Identifying Petitioner for Adoption; Consent to Substituting Petitioners - Sec. 3. (a) A consent to adoption that does not...

31-19-9-4. Forms - Sec. 4. The department may furnish to the clerks of...

31-19-9-5. Filing of Copies - Sec. 5. Copies of a signed consent to adoption shall...

31-19-9-6. Information and Forms Provided to Birth Parents - Sec. 6. The individual who or agency that arranges for...

31-19-9-7. Contact Preference Forms - Sec. 7. Upon request, the state registrar shall provide an...

31-19-9-8. Consent to Adoption Not Required; Written Denial of Paternity Precludes Challenge to Adoption - Sec. 8. (a) Consent to adoption, which may be required...

31-19-9-9. Parent's Crime Against Child's Other Parent; Effect on Consent Requirement - Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption...

31-19-9-10. Parent's Crime Against Child or Child's Sibling; Effect on Consent Requirement - Sec. 10. A court shall determine that consent to adoption...

31-19-9-12. When Consent of Putative Father Irrevocably Implied - Sec. 12. A putative father's consent to adoption is irrevocably...

31-19-9-13. Challenge of Adoption or Validity of Implied Consent by Putative Father; When Precluded - Sec. 13. A putative father whose consent to adoption is...

31-19-9-14. Establishment of Paternity by Putative Father; When Precluded - Sec. 14. A putative father whose consent to adoption of...

31-19-9-15. When Consent of Putative Father Irrevocably Implied; Additional Circumstances - Sec. 15. (a) The putative father's consent to adoption of...

31-19-9-16. Challenge of Adoption or Validity of Irrevocably Implied Consent by Putative Father; When Precluded - Sec. 16. A putative father whose consent to adoption is...

31-19-9-17. Establishment of Paternity by Putative Father; Restrictions - Sec. 17. (a) A putative father whose consent to an...

31-19-9-18. When Implied Consent to Adoption Irrevocable - Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to the...

31-19-9-19. Implied Consent to Adoption Bar to Adoption Challenge - Sec. 19. A person whose consent to adoption is irrevocably...

Chapter 10. Withdrawal of Consent to Adoption; Contest of Adoption

31-19-10-0.5. Standard of Proof - Sec. 0.5. The party bearing the burden of proof in...

31-19-10-1. Persons Permitted to Contest Adoption; Deadline for Filing Motion to Contest; Contents of Motion to Contest - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), only...

31-19-10-1.2. Contested Adoption; Burden of Proof; Notice of Dismissal of Motion to Contest; Motion to Set Aside Dismissal - Sec. 1.2. (a) If a petition for adoption alleges that...

31-19-10-1.4. Basis for Resolving Contested Adoption - Sec. 1.4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...

31-19-10-2. Notice of Intent to Withdraw Consent or to Contest Adoption - Sec. 2. A person seeking to withdraw consent to an...

31-19-10-3. Withdrawal of Consent to Adoption - Sec. 3. (a) A consent to adoption may be withdrawn...

31-19-10-4. Limitation on Withdrawing Consent - Sec. 4. A consent to adoption may be withdrawn only...

31-19-10-4.5. Contesting an Adoption - Sec. 4.5. A person who is served with notice under...

31-19-10-5. Hearing to Contest Adoption - Sec. 5. Whenever a motion to contest an adoption is...

31-19-10-6. Determination of Contest of Adoption - Sec. 6. After setting the matter for a hearing under...

31-19-10-7. Service of Notice of Adoption Contest; Protection of Privacy of Adoption Petitioner - Sec. 7. (a) The court may: (1) send all notices...

31-19-10-8. Denial of Putative Father's Adoption Contest as Bar to Establishing Paternity - Sec. 8. A putative father is barred from establishing paternity...

Chapter 11. Disposition of Petition for Adoption; Adoption Decree

31-19-11-1. Decree; Affidavit; Criminal Convictions and Juvenile Adjudications - Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the court has heard the evidence...

31-19-11-1.1. Prohibited Discrimination and Considerations for Petitions for Adoption Filed by Persons With a Disability - Sec. 1.1. (a) As used in this section, "disability" has...

31-19-11-2. Custody Provision in Decree - Sec. 2. If the child is a ward of: (1)...

31-19-11-3. Request for Financial Assistance; Determination of Eligibility for Financial Assistance - Sec. 3. (a) If the petition for adoption contained a...

31-19-11-4. Names - Sec. 4. If a new name is requested in a...

31-19-11-5. Dismissal of Petition; Gradual Change of Custody - Sec. 5. (a) If the court dismisses a petition for...

31-19-11-6. Court Prohibitions on Granting Petitions for Adoption - Sec. 6. The court may not grant a petition for...

31-19-11-7. Forward Copy of Adoption Decree - Sec. 7. If a court determines that an adopted child...

Chapter 12. Record of Adoption

31-19-12-1. Records - Sec. 1. For each adoption and for each annulment or...

31-19-12-2. Information for New Birth Records - Sec. 2. (a) The official decree of each: (1) adoption;...

31-19-12-3. Forwarding of Records and Reports to State Department of Health - Sec. 3. Not later than the tenth day of each...

31-19-12-3.5. Processing a Birth Certificate; Requirements - Sec. 3.5. The state department of health may not process...

31-19-12-4. Adoption Records for Individuals Born Outside Indiana - Sec. 4. (a) When the state department of health receives...

31-19-12-5. Transfer of Adoption Records to State Registrar - Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes...

Chapter 13. Establishment of New Birth Certificate Following Adoption

31-19-13-1. New Certificate of Birth - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...

31-19-13-2. Replacement of Original Registration of Birth; Filing; Confidentiality - Sec. 2. When a new certificate of birth is established...

31-19-13-3. Annulment or Revocation of Adoption; Restoration of Original Certificate of Birth - Sec. 3. Upon receipt of a notice of annulment or...

31-19-13-4. Seal or Surrender of Replaced Certificate of Birth - Sec. 4. When the state department of health establishes a...

Chapter 14. Limitations on Direct or Collateral Attacks or Appeals of Adoption Decrees

31-19-14-1. Expedited Appeal Proceedings - Sec. 1. An appeal of an adoption decree shall be...

31-19-14-2. Time for Challenge to Adoption Decree - Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this...

31-19-14-3. Time for Withdrawal of Consent to Adoption, Contest or Challenge to Adoption, or Establishment of Paternity - Sec. 3. (a) A person who consents to an adoption...

31-19-14-4. Expiration of Time to Challenge; Appeal for Lack of Notice or Defective Proceedings Barred - Sec. 4. After the expiration of the period described in...

Chapter 15. Effect of Adoption on Parents

31-19-15-1. Effect Upon Duties, Obligations, and Rights of Biological Parents; Parent-Child Relationship Terminated - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 2 of...

31-19-15-2. Stepparent Adoptions - Sec. 2. (a) If the adoptive parent of a child...

Chapter 16. Postadoption Visitation Privileges

31-19-16-1. Postadoption Contact Privileges Granted to Birth Parent - Sec. 1. At the time an adoption decree is entered,...

31-19-16-2. Procedure - Sec. 2. A court may grant postadoption contact privileges if:...

31-19-16-3. Postadoption Contact Agreement - Sec. 3. A postadoption contact agreement filed under section 2(4)...

31-19-16-4. Modification or Enforcement of Agreement - Sec. 4. A birth parent or an adoptive parent may...

31-19-16-5. Monetary Damages - Sec. 5. The court may not award monetary damages as...

31-19-16-6. Voiding or Modifying Agreement - Sec. 6. (a) The court may void or modify a...

31-19-16-7. Guardian Ad Litem or Court Appointed Special Advocate - Sec. 7. The provisions of IC 31-32-3 concerning the: (1)...

31-19-16-8. Revocation of Adoption Decree Barred as Sanction for Noncompliance With Agreement - Sec. 8. A court may not revoke an adoption decree...

31-19-16-9. Privileges Without Court Approval - Sec. 9. Postadoption contact privileges are permissible without court approval...

Chapter 16.5. Postadoption Sibling Contact

31-19-16.5-1. Order for Postadoption Sibling Contact - Sec. 1. At the time an adoption decree is entered,...

31-19-16.5-2. Determination by Court; Considerations - Sec. 2. In making its determination under section 1 of...

31-19-16.5-3. Effect of Noncompliance With Order - Sec. 3. If postadoption contact is ordered under this chapter,...

31-19-16.5-4. Persons Entitled to File Petition to Vacate or Modify Order - Sec. 4. The following persons may file a petition requesting...

31-19-16.5-5. Vacation or Modification of Order; Time; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem or Advocate - Sec. 5. The court may vacate or modify a postadoption...

31-19-16.5-6. Guardian Ad Litem or Court Appointed Special Advocate - Sec. 6. The provisions regarding the representation, duties, and appointment...

31-19-16.5-7. Violation of Order; Prohibited Penalties - Sec. 7. The court may not: (1) award monetary damages;...

Chapter 17. Preparation of Adoption History for Adoptive Parents

31-19-17-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 5 of this...

31-19-17-2. Report of Medical, Psychological, and Educational Records of Birth Parents - Sec. 2. A person, a licensed child placing agency, or...

31-19-17-3. Exclusion of Information Identifying Birth Parent; Release of Records Concerning Child to Adoptive Parents and Adoptee - Sec. 3. The person, licensed child placing agency, or local...

31-19-17-4. Summary of Social, Medical, Psychological, and Educational Records of Child - Sec. 4. The person, licensed child placing agency, or local...

31-19-17-5. Information of Social, Medical, Psychological, and Educational Records Concerning Child for Adoption Granted Before July 1, 1993; Excluding Information Identifying Birth Parent - Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to an adoption that...

Chapter 18. Establishment of Adoption History Program Administered by State Registrar; Adoption History Fund

31-19-18-1. Administration of Adoption History Program - Sec. 1. The state registrar shall administer the adoption history...

31-19-18-2. Transmission of Identifying and Nonidentifying Information; Storage; Affirmation - Sec. 2. (a) The following persons may transmit identifying information...

31-19-18-3. Voluntary Transmission of Medical Information; Storage; Affirmation - Sec. 3. (a) Any person may voluntarily transmit medical information...

31-19-18-4. Publication of Availability of Adoption History Information; Public Service Announcements - Sec. 4. (a) The state registrar shall publicize the availability...

31-19-18-5. Rules; Forms - Sec. 5. The state registrar: (1) may adopt rules under...

31-19-18-6. Adoption History Fund - Sec. 6. (a) The adoption history fund is established for...

31-19-18-7. Transmittal of False Adoption History Information - Sec. 7. A person who knowingly transmits false information to...

Chapter 19. Confidentiality Requirements for Adoption History and Other Adoption Records

31-19-19-0.5. Storing and Maintaining Adoption Records or Other Adoption Information - Sec. 0.5. (a) This section does not apply to a...

31-19-19-1. Court Files and Records - Sec. 1. (a) The following items are confidential: (1) A...

31-19-19-2. Agency Files and Records - Sec. 2. (a) All files and records pertaining to the...

31-19-19-3. Adoption History Information - Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law, the information located in...

31-19-19-4. Confidentiality of Adoption Papers, Records, and Information; Disclosure Procedures - Sec. 4. All papers, records, and information pertaining to the...

31-19-19-5. Disclosure of Confidential Information; Offense; Discharge From Public Office - Sec. 5. (a) An employer or any person administering adoption...

Chapter 20. Release of Medical History Information

31-19-20-1. Release of Medical History; Supplementation - Sec. 1. The state registrar: (1) shall release a copy...

31-19-20-2. Request for Additional Medical History Information - Sec. 2. (a) Whenever the state registrar receives an inquiry...

31-19-20-3. Fees; Disposition - Sec. 3. (a) The state department of health may charge...

31-19-20-4. Release of Medical Records by Provider - Sec. 4. IC 31-19-19, this chapter, and IC 31-19-23 through...

Chapter 21. Consent to Release of Identifying Information

31-19-21-1. Consent; Contents - Sec. 1. (a) An: (1) adoptee who is at least...

31-19-21-2. Modification or Withdrawal of Consent - Sec. 2. A consent made under this chapter (or IC...

31-19-21-3. Manner of Release of Identifying and Nonidentifying Information - Sec. 3. A holder of information that receives a consent...

31-19-21-4. Release After Consenting Person's Death - Sec. 4. A consenting person may restrict the consent to...

31-19-21-5. Errors in Execution of Consent Form - Sec. 5. The state registrar may contact an adoptee or...

31-19-21-6. Storage and Indexing of Consents - Sec. 6. The following persons shall provide for the storage...

31-19-21-7. Sending Copy of Consent and Withdrawal or Modification of Consent to State Registrar - Sec. 7. The following persons shall send a copy of...

Chapter 22. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.3-2016, SEC.12.

Chapter 23. Release of Nonidentifying Information

31-19-23-1. Entities Required to Release Nonidentifying Information - Sec. 1. The following persons shall release nonidentifying information concerning...

31-19-23-2. Access to Nonidentifying Adoption Information Regarding Child in Need of Services - Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to an adopted child...

Chapter 24. Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption History Information Not Available From State Registrar

31-19-24-1. Petitions; Contents - Sec. 1. (a) Any interested person may file a petition...

31-19-24-2. Notice to State Registrar; Opportunity to Respond; Appointment of Confidential Intermediary; Requirements - Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a petition under section...

31-19-24-3. Requirements of Court; Order to Confidential Intermediary - Sec. 3. Whenever the court appoints a confidential intermediary under...

31-19-24-4. Search for Information and Persons - Sec. 4. The confidential intermediary shall: (1) make complete and...

31-19-24-5. Fee for Cost of Search - Sec. 5. The confidential intermediary may charge a reasonable fee...

31-19-24-6. Confidentiality of Communications; Manner of Communicating - Sec. 6. All communications under this chapter are confidential, and...

31-19-24-7. Confidentiality of Information Filed With Court - Sec. 7. Information released to the confidential intermediary under this...

31-19-24-8. Court Ordered Release of Information - Sec. 8. (a) If a person does not agree to...

31-19-24-9. Reports and Supporting Documents of Guardian or Court Appointed Special Advocate; Confidentiality; Release of Information - Sec. 9. (a) Whenever a confidential intermediary obtains information under...

31-19-24-10. Review and Release of Court Ordered Information - Sec. 10. The court shall review the medical, identifying, or...

31-19-24-11. Imminent Threat of Death or Serious Bodily Injury; Proceedings Without Written Pleadings - Sec. 11. If an imminent threat of death or serious...

31-19-24-12. Immunity of Confidential Intermediary - Sec. 12. (a) A confidential intermediary discharging in good faith...

31-19-24-13. Closed Proceedings - Sec. 13. All hearings held in proceedings under this chapter...

31-19-24-14. Appointment of Confidential Intermediary; Requirements - Sec. 14. A court may only appoint a person to...

31-19-24-15. Breach of Confidentiality - Sec. 15. A person who knowingly or intentionally releases information...

31-19-24-16. Penalty - Sec. 16. Failure of the confidential intermediary appointed under this...

Chapter 25. Release of Identifying Information; Requests for Information Concerning Pre-Adoptive Siblings

31-19-25-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. Before July 1, 2018, this chapter applies to...

31-19-25-2. Requirements for Release of Identifying Information - Sec. 2. (a) The following may request the release of...

31-19-25-2.5. Release Prohibited; Request Information; Affidavit - Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if...

31-19-25-3. Contact Preference Form; Filing; Duration; Withdrawal; Effect of Consent - Sec. 3. (a) A birth parent may restrict access to...

31-19-25-3.5. Sending Copy of Contact Preference Form to State Registrar - Sec. 3.5. The following persons shall send a copy of...

31-19-25-4. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-4(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended...

31-19-25-4.4. Nonrelease Forms Submitted Before July 1, 2018; Duration; Notice of Lapse; Effect of Consent - Sec. 4.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a nonrelease form...

31-19-25-4.6. Contact Preference Form; Contents; Identification; Duration; Changing Preference - Sec. 4.6. (a) The state registrar shall prescribe a contact...

31-19-25-4.8. Contact Through Intermediary; Request Updated Medical Information; Communications Confidential; Immunity - Sec. 4.8. (a) If a birth parent indicates that the...

31-19-25-5. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-4(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-25-6. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-5(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-25-7. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-5(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-25-8. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-5(d), (e), (f).] As added by P.L.1-1997,...

31-19-25-9. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-5(g), (h), (i).] As added by P.L.1-1997,...

31-19-25-10. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-5(j).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-25-11. Storage and Indexing of Requests and Contact Preference Forms - Sec. 11. The state registrar shall provide for the storage...

31-19-25-12. Errors in Execution of Forms - Sec. 12. The state registrar may contact an individual who...

31-19-25-13. Fee for Expenses - Sec. 13. (a) The following persons may charge a reasonable...

31-19-25-14. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-2.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Repealed...

31-19-25-15. Consent Not Required - Sec. 15. Except as provided in section 21 of this...

31-19-25-16. Search of Death Certificates - Sec. 16. If an individual submits a request for the...

31-19-25-17. Deceased Adoptee or Birth Parent; Release of Identifying Information - Sec. 17. (a) If, upon searching the death certificates under...

31-19-25-18. Request to Contact Adoptee - Sec. 18. An individual who submits a request for the...

31-19-25-18.5. Contact and Disclosure Prohibited - Sec. 18.5. An attorney, a licensed child placing agency, and...

31-19-25-19. Contact; Disclosure of Identifying Information; Written Consent - Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in section 18.5 of...

31-19-25-20. Fee for Services; Fee for Actual Expenses - Sec. 20. (a) A local office, a licensed child placing...

31-19-25-21. Client Consent Required for Release of Identifying Information by Attorney; Court Order - Sec. 21. (a) An attorney may release identifying information under...

Chapter 25.5. Requests for Information Concerning Adoptees and Pre-Adoptive Siblings

31-19-25.5-1. Application - Sec. 1. Except as provided under sections 6 and 7...

31-19-25.5-2. Request Release of Information to Adoptee or Pre-Adoptive Sibling - Sec. 2. (a) An adoptee may submit a written request...

31-19-25.5-3. Determine if Adoptee and Pre-Adoptive Sibling Submitted Similar Requests - Sec. 3. (a) If an adoptee submits a written request...

31-19-25.5-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.191-2011, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.190-2017, SEC.10. Repealed...

31-19-25.5-5. Adoptions Filed After December 31, 1993; Requirements to Release Information of Adoptee and Pre-Adoptive Sibling; Search of Death Certificates; Nonrelease Form Filed by Birth Parent; Provide Information of Court Proceeding to Request Re... - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided under subsections (c) and...

31-19-25.5-6. Pre-Adoptive Sibling or Adoptee Less Than 21 Years of Age; Provide Information of Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption Information; Release of Name and Address Prohibited - Sec. 6. (a) If: (1) an adoptee submits a request...

31-19-25.5-7. Adoptive Parents Request Information; Request or Consent of Adult Pre-Adoptive Sibling Required; Provide Information of Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption Information - Sec. 7. (a) The adoptive parents of an adoptee who...

31-19-25.5-8. Unable to Identify or Locate Pre-Adoptive Sibling or Deceased Cannot Be Identified or Located; Providing Information of Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption Information; Release of Information Prohibited - Sec. 8. (a) The state registrar shall notify an adoptee...

31-19-25.5-9. Withdrawal of Request or Consent - Sec. 9. A person may withdraw a: (1) request by...

31-19-25.5-10. Errors in Execution of Request or Consent - Sec. 10. The state registrar may contact a person who...

31-19-25.5-11. Fee for Actual Expenses - Sec. 11. The state department of health may charge a...

Chapter 26. Repealed - [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.806.

Chapter 26.5. Adoption Subsidies

31-19-26.5-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law - Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 31-3-1-4 and IC...

31-19-26.5-1. "Adoption Subsidy" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "adoption subsidy" means...

31-19-26.5-2. "Child With Special Needs" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "child with special...

31-19-26.5-3. Payment of Adoption Subsidies - Sec. 3. (a) Subject to section 4 of this chapter,...

31-19-26.5-4. Priority for Funding if Funds Are Insufficient - Sec. 4. If the department determines that sufficient funds are...

31-19-26.5-5. Adoption Subsidy Amount - Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the amount of...

31-19-26.5-6. Additional Payments Under Certain Conditions - Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the adoption subsidy payments...

31-19-26.5-7. Certain Children Eligible for Medicaid - Sec. 7. An adoptive child who is: (1) a child...

31-19-26.5-8. Submission of Reports; Modification or Discontinuance of Adoption Subsidy Payments - Sec. 8. (a) As a condition for continuation of subsidy...

31-19-26.5-9. Limits on Term of Adoption Subsidy Agreement - Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in this section, the...

31-19-26.5-10. Adoption Assistance Account - Sec. 10. An adoption assistance account is established within the...

31-19-26.5-10.5. Required Agreement and Allocation of Funds From the Adoption Assistance Account - Sec. 10.5. (a) Subject to section 4 of this chapter,...

31-19-26.5-11. Priority for Payments Required by Court Orders - Sec. 11. (a) Subject to sections 3 and 10.5 of...

31-19-26.5-12. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 12. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2,...

31-19-26.5-13. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 13. This chapter does not affect: (1) the legal...

Chapter 27. Program for Adoption of Hard to Place Children

31-19-27-1. Program to Place Hard to Place Children - Sec. 1. The department shall carry out a program to...

31-19-27-1.5. Hard to Place Child; Eligibility for Adoption Subsidies - Sec. 1.5. The department shall consider a child who is...

31-19-27-2. Delegation of Program - Sec. 2. The department may: (1) delegate a part of...

31-19-27-3. Powers of the Department - Sec. 3. To carry out the program, the department may:...

31-19-27-4. Money Not Reverting to State General Fund - Sec. 4. Money appropriated to the program does not revert...

Chapter 28. Adoption Decrees in Foreign Jurisdictions

31-19-28-1. Foreign Decrees; Effect; Name Change - Sec. 1. Whenever a person is adopted outside Indiana, under...

31-19-28-2. Full Faith and Credit - Sec. 2. Every decree of a court terminating parental rights...

31-19-28-3. Consent - Sec. 3. Every consent to adoption taken in a jurisdiction...

31-19-28-4. Jurisdiction - Sec. 4. The court where an adoption proceeding is pending...

Chapter 29. Interstate Compacts on Adoption Assistance

31-19-29-1. Legislative Findings; Purposes - Sec. 1. (a) The general assembly finds the following: (1)...

31-19-29-2. Authorization of the Department to Enter Compacts; Definitions - Sec. 2. (a) The department is authorized to develop, participate...

31-19-29-3. Mandatory Provisions - Sec. 3. A compact entered into pursuant to the authority...

31-19-29-4. Permissive Provisions - Sec. 4. A compact entered into pursuant to the authority...

31-19-29-5. Medical Assistance Identification; Conditions; Payment of Benefits; Nonresidents; Rules; Violations - Sec. 5. (a) A child with special needs resident in...

31-19-29-6. Federal Aid - Sec. 6. Consistent with federal law, the department in connection...

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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law Article 19. Family Law: Adoption

Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 19. Family Law: Adoption