Indiana Statutes
§ 31-19-2-4 — Consent to adoption by petitioner's spouse
(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), a
petition for adoption by a married person may not be granted unless the
husband and wife join in the action.
(b)If the petitioner for adoption is married to the:
(1)biological; or
(2)adoptive;
father or mother of the child, joinder by the father or mother is not
necessary if an acknowledged consent to adoption of the biological or
adoptive parent is filed with the petition for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-1(c).]
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
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References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7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"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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