Indiana § 31-19-10-7 Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption
petitioner

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-19-10-7 — Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption petitioner

Indiana·Art. 19 FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION·Ch. 10 Withdrawal of Consent to Adoption; Contest of

(a)The court may:

(1)send all notices of the filing of a motion to contest an adoption;

(2)conduct bifurcated hearings under this chapter; and

(3)issue an order protecting the anonymity of a petitioner for adoption.

(b)An order issued under subsection (a)(3) may include an order directed to an attorney who represents a party:

(1)contesting an adoption; or

(2)seeking to withdraw a consent to adoption. An order under subdivision (1) or (2) may order the attorney not to disclose information that identifies or may tend to identify a petitioner for adoption. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.3(d).]

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(a) The court may:
(1) send all notices of the filing of a motion to contest an
adoption;
(2) conduct bifurcated hearings under this chapter; and
(3) issue an order protecting the anonymity of a petitioner for
adoption.
(b) An order issued under subsection (a)(3) may include an order
directed to an attorney who represents a party:
(1) contesting an adoption; or
(2) seeking to withdraw a consent to adoption.
An order under subdivision (1) or (2) may order the attorney not to
disclose information that identifies or may tend to identify a petitioner
for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.3(d).]

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