Indiana § 31-19-12-1 Records

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§ 31-19-12-1 — Records

Indiana § 31-19-12-1

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 12Record of Adoption

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Ind. Code § 31-19-12-1 (2026).

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For each adoption and for each annulment or revocation of adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the court shall prepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the Indiana department of health. The record must include the following:

(1)All facts necessary to:

(A)locate and identify the certificate of birth of the individual adopted; and

(B)establish a new certificate of birth for the individual adopted.

(2)Official notice from the court of the fact of adoption, including identification of the court action and proceedings. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(a).]

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For each adoption and for each annulment or
revocation of adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the
court shall prepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the
Indiana department of health. The record must include the following:
(1) All facts necessary to:
(A) locate and identify the certificate of birth of the individual
adopted; and
(B) establish a new certificate of birth for the individual
adopted.
(2) Official notice from the court of the fact of adoption, including
identification of the court action and proceedings.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(a).]