Indiana § 31-19-2-8 Adoption history fee; putative father registry fee

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-19-2-8 — Adoption history fee; putative father registry fee

Indiana § 31-19-2-8

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 2Filing of Petition for Adoption

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Ind. Code § 31-19-2-8 (2026).

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Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under section 1 of this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for adoption:

(1)an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to the Indiana department of health; and

(2)a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to the Indiana department of health for:

(A)administering the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5; and

(B)paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action in which an adoption is pending in accordance with IC 31-14-21-9.1. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(c).]

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Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under
section 1 of this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18)
years of age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for
adoption:
(1) an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to the
Indiana department of health; and
(2) a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to
the Indiana department of health for:
(A) administering the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5; and
(B) paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action in
which an adoption is pending in accordance with IC 31-14-21-9.1.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(c).]