The court which has jurisdiction over adoption may waive this requirement after a hearing. Waiver is usually granted only for infant adoption in which the child is placed directly into the home without a prior foster care placement. Agency Supervision Indiana law also requires that no adoption may be granted unless a period of supervision of the child and adoptive family by a child placing agency or a local Office of Family and Children has been completed. The supervision may take place either before or after the filing of the adoption petition. The length of the supervision period is within the court's sole discretion.
Many courts require a standard supervision period of at least six months.
This supervision period allows time for you and your adoptive child to adjust to one another and work through any problems with the help of agency staff. Most agencies also have a policy regarding the preferred length of supervision of an adoptive placement of a child. Required Consents Adoption law requires the consent of the child's mother, if she is living, to complete an adoption. If the child is born in wedlock, both parents must consent to the adoption. The consent of a father who has established paternity or signed a paternity affidavit is also required.