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IN Code § 31-19-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-3. List of Licensed Child Placing Agencies and Local Offices of the Department

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall annually compile a list of:(1) licensed child placing agencies; and(2) the local offices;that conduct the inspection and supervision required for adoption of a child by IC 31-19-7-1 and section 1 of this chapter.(b) The list of licensed child placing agencies and local offices must include a description of the following:(1) Fees charged by each agency and the department.(2) Geographic area served by each agency and local office.(3) Approximate waiting period for the inspection or supervision by each licensed child placing agency and local office.(4) Other relevant information regarding the inspection and supervision provided by a licensed child placing agency or a local office under IC 31-19-7-1 and section 1 of this chapter.(c) The department shall do the following:(1) Maintain in its office or on its Internet web site copies of the list compiled under this section for distribution to individuals who request a copy.(2) Provide each local office with sufficient copies of the list prepared under this section for distribution to individuals who request a copy.(3) Provide a copy of the list to each public library organized under IC 36-12.(d) The department and each:(1) local office; and(2) public library organized under IC 36-12;shall make the list compiled under this section available for public inspection.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3.5.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.201; P.L.145-2006, SEC.249; P.L.131-2009, SEC.16; P.L.128-2012, SEC.51.
IN Code § 31-19-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-4. List of Approved Supervising Agencies

Sec. 4. To facilitate adoption proceedings, the department shall:(1) publish;(2) post on its web site; or(3) furnish to each public library organized under IC 36-12;a list of approved supervising agencies.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(c).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.250; P.L.131-2009, SEC.17.
IN Code § 31-19-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-5. Agency Report and Recommendation; Filing Requirements; Waiver of Report

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), not more than sixty (60) days from the date of reference of a petition for adoption to each appropriate agency:(1) each licensed child placing agency, for a child who is not adjudicated to be a child in need of services; or(2) if the child is the subject of an open child in need of services action, each local office;shall submit to the court a written report of the investigation and recommendation as to the advisability of the adoption.(b) The report and recommendation:(1) shall be filed with the adoption proceedings; and(2) become a part of the proceedings.(c) A court hearing a petition for adoption of a child may waive the report required under subsection (a) if one (1) of the petitioners is a stepparent or grandparent of the child and the court waives the period of supervision.(d) If the court waives the reports required under subsection (a), the court shall require the licensed child placing agency for a child who is not adjudicated to be a child in need of services or, if the child is the subject of an open child in need of services action, each local office to:(1) ensure a criminal history check is conducted under IC 31-19-2-7.5; and(2) report to the court the results of the criminal history check.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(d).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.40; P.L.131-2009, SEC.18; P.L.128-2012, SEC.52.
IN Code § 31-19-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-6. Contents of Report

Sec. 6. (a) The report required by section 5 of this chapter must, to the extent possible, include the following:(1) The former environment and antecedents of the child.(2) The fitness of the child for adoption.(3) The suitability of the proposed home for the child.(b) The report may not contain any of the following:(1) Information concerning the financial condition of the prospective adoptive parents.(2) A recommendation that a request for a subsidy be denied in whole or in part due to the financial condition of the prospective adoptive parents.(c) The criminal history information required under IC 31-19-2-7.5 must accompany the report.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(e).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.19; P.L.138-2007, SEC.41; P.L.131-2009, SEC.19; P.L.162-2011, SEC.14.
IN Code § 31-19-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-7. Summary Consideration of Agency's Report; Continuance

Sec. 7. The court shall summarily consider the report submitted under section 5 of this chapter. If the court finds that further investigation or further supervision is necessary, the court shall continue the case to a later date that the court considers advisable for final determination. At that time the court shall determine the case.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(f).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.42; P.L.131-2009, SEC.20.
IN Code § 31-19-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-8. Agency Report and Recommendation; Nonbinding on Court

Sec. 8. The report and recommendation of the licensed child placing agency or local office are not binding on the court but are advisory only.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(g).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.43; P.L.131-2009, SEC.21; P.L.128-2012, SEC.53.
IN Code § 31-19-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 8. Supervision of Child by Licensed Child Placing Agency|31-19-8-9. Prompt Hearing and Determination of Adoption

Sec. 9. As soon as possible after the provisions of IC 31-19-7-1 and this chapter have been satisfied, the court shall proceed to hear and determine the petition for adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-5 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-9-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|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 repeal, now codified in IC 31-19-2, IC 31-19-4, this chapter, and IC 31-19-10) by P.L.293-1987 apply to a petition for adoption, except for a petition on which an adoption decree has been entered before May 4, 1987.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.504.
IN Code § 31-19-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-1. Consents Required

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a petition to adopt a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age may be granted only if written consent to adoption has been executed by the following:(1) Each living parent of a child born in wedlock, including a man who is presumed to be the child's biological father under IC 31-14-7-1(1) if the man is the biological or adoptive parent of the child.(2) The mother of a child born out of wedlock and the father of a child whose paternity has been established by:(A) a court proceeding other than the adoption proceeding, except as provided in IC 31-14-20-2; or(B) a paternity affidavit executed under IC 16-37-2-2.1;unless the putative father gives implied consent to the adoption under section 15 of this chapter.(3) Each person, agency, or local office having lawful custody of the child whose adoption is being sought.(4) The court having jurisdiction of the custody of the child if the legal guardian or custodian of the person of the child is not empowered to consent to the adoption.(5) The child to be adopted if the child is more than fourteen (14) years of age.(6) The spouse of the child to be adopted if the child is married.(b) A parent who is less than eighteen (18) years of age may consent to an adoption without the concurrence of:(1) the individual's parent or parents; or(2) the guardian of the individual's person;unless the court, in the court's discretion, determines that it is in the best interest of the child to be adopted to require the concurrence.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(c).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.17; P.L.58-2009, SEC.22; P.L.128-2012, SEC.54.
IN Code § 31-19-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-2. Execution of Consent; Timing; Restrictions

Sec. 2. (a) The consent to adoption may be executed at any time after the birth of the child, either in the presence of:(1) the court;(2) a notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgments; or(3) an authorized agent of:(A) the department; or(B) a licensed child placing agency.(b) The child's mother may not execute a consent to adoption before the birth of the child.(c) The child's father may execute a consent to adoption before the birth of the child if the consent to adoption:(1) is in writing;(2) is signed by the child's father in the presence of a notary public; and(3) contains an acknowledgment that:(A) the consent to adoption is irrevocable; and(B) the child's father will not receive notice of the adoption proceedings.(d) A child's father who consents to the adoption of the child under subsection (c) may not challenge or contest the child's adoption.(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) or (g), a person who executes a written consent to the adoption of a child may not execute a second or subsequent written consent to have another person adopt the child unless one (1) or more of the following apply:(1) Each original petitioner provides a written statement that the petitioner is not adopting the child.(2) The person consenting to the adoption has been permitted to withdraw the first consent to adoption under IC 31-19-10.(3) The court dismisses the petition for adoption filed by the original petitioner or petitioners for adoption based upon a showing, by clear and convincing evidence, that it is not in the best interests of the child that the petition for adoption be granted.(4) The court denies the petition to adopt the child filed by the original petitioner or petitioners for adoption.(f) The department may execute more than one (1) written consent to the adoption of a child if the department determines that the execution of more than one (1) written consent is in the best interests of the child.(g) The parents of a child who is a ward of the department may execute a second or subsequent consent if:(1) the court with jurisdiction over the child in need of services determines that adoption by the person to whom consents were originally signed is not in the child's best interest; or(2) if the child's placement with the person who has petitioned or intends to petition to adopt the child is disrupted.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(d).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.130-2005, SEC.4; P.L.145-2006, SEC.251; P.L.21-2010, SEC.5; P.L.162-2011, SEC.15; P.L.128-2012, SEC.55.
IN Code § 31-19-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|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 name or otherwise identify a petitioner for adoption is valid if the consent to adoption contains a statement, by the person consenting to adoption, that the person consenting to adoption voluntarily executed the consent to adoption without disclosure of the name or other identification of the petitioner for adoption.(b) A petitioner may be substituted under IC 31-19-2-2 if:(1) the consent to adoption executed by a child's mother contains a statement, by the mother consenting to adoption, that the mother voluntarily agrees that a petitioner for the adoption may be substituted without additional consent from the mother; or(2) the mother executes a written consent to the substitution of a petitioner for the adoption.The mother's consent under this subsection is not conditional regardless of whether the mother consents or does not consent to the substitution of petitioners under this subsection.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(e).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.10.
IN Code § 31-19-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-4. Forms

Sec. 4. The department may furnish to the clerks of courts prescribed forms for use by parents or other persons when giving consent to adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(f).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.252.
IN Code § 31-19-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-5. Filing of Copies

Sec. 5. Copies of a signed consent to adoption shall be filed with the investigating agency and the clerk of the court in which the petition for adoption is pending.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(g) part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-6. Information and Forms Provided to Birth Parents

Sec. 6. The individual who or agency that arranges for the signing of a consent to adoption shall provide each birth parent whose consent to adoption is obtained under this chapter with the following:(1) An explanation concerning the following:(A) The availability of adoption history information under IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5.(B) The birth parent's option to file a contact preference form with the state registrar if the birth parent seeks to restrict the release of identifying information.(C) That identifying information may be released unless the birth parent files the contact preference form with the state registrar indicating the birth parent's lack of consent to the release of identifying information.(2) A contact preference form prescribed by the state registrar under IC 31-19-25-4.6.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(h) part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.191-2011, SEC.12; P.L.3-2016, SEC.5.
IN Code § 31-19-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-7. Contact Preference Forms

Sec. 7. Upon request, the state registrar shall provide an individual or agency with a contact preference form required by section 6(2) of this chapter.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(i).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.3-2016, SEC.6.
IN Code § 31-19-9-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|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 is not required from a parent if the:(1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for:(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); or(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);(2) victim of the crime is the child's other parent; and(3) court determines, after notice to the convicted parent and a hearing, that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(l).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.36.
IN Code § 31-19-9-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. 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 is not required from a parent if:(1) the parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for:(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);(D) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);(E) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal);(F) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3) as a:(i) Class A or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or(ii) Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;(G) incest (IC 35-46-1-3) as a:(i) Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or(ii) Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;(H) neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4) as a:(i) Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or(ii) Level 1 or Level 3 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;(I) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) of a child as a:(i) Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or(ii) Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;(J) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) as a:(i) Class A or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or(ii) Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;(K) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3) as a Level 5, Level 4, Level 3, or Level 2 felony; or(L) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5) as a Level 3 or Level 1 felony;(2) the child or the child's sibling, half-blood sibling, or step-sibling of the parent's current marriage is the victim of the offense; and(3) after notice to the parent and a hearing, the court determines that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(m).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.222-2001, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.310; P.L.214-2013, SEC.23; P.L.168-2014, SEC.38; P.L.65-2016, SEC.13; P.L.210-2019, SEC.4; P.L.142-2020, SEC.37.
IN Code § 31-19-9-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. 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 implied without further court action if the putative father:(1) fails to file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10 within thirty (30) days after service of notice under IC 31-19-4 in the court in which the adoption is pending;(2) files a motion to contest the adoption under IC 31-19-10 and the motion is dismissed by the court under IC 31-19-10-1.2(g) or is otherwise denied by the court;(3) having filed a paternity action under IC 31-14 or in any other jurisdiction, fails to establish paternity in the action; or(4) is required to but fails to register with the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5 within the period under IC 31-19-5-12.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(m).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.19; P.L.200-1999, SEC.20; P.L.21-2010, SEC.6; P.L.113-2017, SEC.6; P.L.203-2021, SEC.17.
IN Code § 31-19-9-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|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 implied under this chapter or IC 31-19-5-18 is not entitled to challenge:(1) the adoption; or(2) the validity of the putative father's implied consent to the adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(n).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IN Code § 31-19-9-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-14. Establishment of Paternity by Putative Father; When Precluded

Sec. 14. A putative father whose consent to adoption of a child is implied under this chapter or IC 31-19-5-18 is not entitled to establish paternity of the child, by affidavit or otherwise, in Indiana or any other jurisdiction.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(o).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.113-2017, SEC.7.
IN Code § 31-19-9-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|31-19-9-15. When Consent of Putative Father Irrevocably Implied; Additional Circumstances

Sec. 15. (a) The putative father's consent to adoption of the child is irrevocably implied without further court action if the father:(1) fails to file a paternity action:(A) under IC 31-14; or(B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action;not more than thirty (30) days after receiving actual notice under IC 31-19-3 of the mother's intent to proceed with an adoptive placement of the child, regardless of whether the child is born before or after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period; or(2) files a paternity action:(A) under IC 31-14; or(B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action;during the thirty (30) day period prescribed by subdivision (1) and fails to establish paternity in the paternity proceeding under IC 31-14 or the laws applicable to a court of another state when the court obtains jurisdiction over the paternity action.(b) This section does not prohibit a putative father who meets the requirements of section 17(b) of this chapter from establishing paternity of the child.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(d).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.21.
IN Code § 31-19-9-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 19. Family Law: Adoption|Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption|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 irrevocably implied under section 15 of this chapter is not entitled to contest:(1) the adoption; or(2) the validity of the putative father's implied consent to the adoption.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(g).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.