Indiana Statutes
§ 31-14-20-2 — Failure to register; effect on parental rights in adoption proceedings
(a)A man who fails to register with the
putative father registry as required by section 1 of this chapter waives
the right to notice of an adoption of a child who is the subject of the
paternity action:
(1)if the adoption is filed before the man establishes paternity;
and
(2)in which the child's mother does not disclose to an attorney or
agency arranging the adoption the name or address of the child's
putative father.
(b)A waiver under this section constitutes the man's irrevocably
implied consent to the child's adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(e).]
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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