§ 31-19-25-4.4 — Nonrelease forms submitted before July 1, 2018; duration; notice of lapse; effect of consent

Indiana § 31-19-25-4.4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 19: FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION
• Ch. 25: Release of Identifying Information; Requests for

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4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a
nonrelease form that:
(1) indicates the birth parent's lack of consent to the release of
identifying information; and
(2) was submitted by a birth parent before July 1, 2018;
remains in effect for the time indicated by the birth parent on the
nonrelease form.
(b) Unless a birth parent has indicated on the nonrelease form that
the birth parent does not desire the state registrar to send notice to the
birth parent at the time that the birth parent's nonrelease form lapses,
the state registrar shall mail a notice to a birth parent who submitted a
nonrelease form as described in subsection (a) at least ninety (90) days
before the birth parent's nonrelease form lapses indicating that:
(1) the nonrelease form will lapse; and
(2) if the birth parent prefers not to be contacted by a person
requesting identifying information, the birth parent must file a
contact preference form indicating that the birth parent does not
want to be contacted.
(c) A nonrelease form is no longer in effect if the birth parent
consents in writing to the release of identifying information and has not
withdrawn that consent.
(d) A nonrelease form is no longer in effect if the birth parent who
filed the nonrelease form is deceased unless the nonrelease form
specifically states that the nonrelease form remains in effect after the
birth parent's death.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-2016, SEC.17.