Indiana § 31-19-24-3 Requirements of court; order to confidential intermediary

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-19-24-3 — Requirements of court; order to confidential intermediary

Indiana § 31-19-24-3

Art. 19FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION

Ch. 24Court Proceeding to Request Release of Adoption

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Ind. Code § 31-19-24-3 (2026).

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Whenever the court appoints a confidential intermediary under section 2(2) of this chapter, the court shall do the following:

(1)Consider:

(A)the highly emotional and personal issues relating to adoption;

(B)the privacy rights of both birth parents, adoptees, and pre-adoptive siblings;

(C)the reasons the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying information is being sought under section 1 of this chapter; and

(D)any irreparable harm to a birth parent, an adoptee, or a pre-adoptive sibling that may arise if appropriate consideration is not given to the issues described in clauses (A) through (C).

(2)Provide the confidential intermediary with an order authorizing the confidential intermediary to search certain records that may include:

(A)the division of public health statistics;

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Whenever the court appoints a confidential
intermediary under section 2(2) of this chapter, the court shall do the
following:
(1) Consider:
(A) the highly emotional and personal issues relating to
adoption;
(B) the privacy rights of both birth parents, adoptees, and
pre-adoptive siblings;
(C) the reasons the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying
information is being sought under section 1 of this chapter; and
(D) any irreparable harm to a birth parent, an adoptee, or a
pre-adoptive sibling that may arise if appropriate consideration
is not given to the issues described in clauses (A) through (C).
(2) Provide the confidential intermediary with an order
authorizing the confidential intermediary to search certain records
that may include:
(A) the division of public health statistics;
(B) the department or local office;
(C) any licensed child placing agency; or
(D) any professional health care provider (as defined in IC 34-6-2.1-165).
An order under this subdivision must specify the information to
be sought by the confidential intermediary.
(3) Specify the direct contact, if any, that a confidential
intermediary may have with any person from whom the medical,
identifying, or nonidentifying information is being sought, such
as providing that the confidential intermediary may only inform
the person of the existence of the adoption history program
administered by the state registrar under IC 31-19-18 through IC 31-19-23, this chapter, IC 31-19-25, and IC 31-19-25.5.
(4) Specify the limitations, if any, that the court considers
necessary to prevent the confidential intermediary's search under
this chapter from resulting in harm to a birth parent, an adoptee,
or a pre-adoptive sibling.
(5) Require the confidential intermediary to affirm under oath that
the confidential intermediary agrees to act in good faith and
perform its responsibilities in accordance with sections 2 through
9 of this chapter.
(6) Instruct the confidential intermediary to act as quickly as
possible.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.14; P.L.1-1998, SEC.164; P.L.145-2006, SEC.259; P.L.191-2011, SEC.40; P.L.128-2012, SEC.74; P.L.186-2025, SEC.157.