§ 31-19-24-2 — Notice to state registrar; opportunity to respond; appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements

Indiana § 31-19-24-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 19: FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION
• Ch. 24: Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption

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Upon the filing of a petition under section 1
of this chapter, the court shall:
(1) establish that the state registrar:
(A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for
disclosure of information; and
(B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the
petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and
(2) appoint a confidential intermediary after consultation with the
state registrar or the state registrar's designee if the:
(A) requirements of subdivision (1) are complied with; and
(B) petitioner has shown:
(i) an emergency medical need;
(ii) good cause relating to the welfare of the adoptee, a birth
parent, a relative of an adoptee, or a relative of a birth parent;
(iii) an interest in having contact with a pre-adoptive sibling;
or
(iv) if the petitioner is a pre-adoptive sibling, an interest in
having contact with an adoptee.
A confidential intermediary appointed under subdivision (2) may be
any person who the court reasonably believes is competent to carry out
the responsibilities described in section 3 of this chapter and meets the
qualifications under section 14 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.13; P.L.191-2011, SEC.39; P.L.97-2013, SEC.3.