§ 31-19-25.5-7 — Adoptive parents request information; request or consent of adult pre-adoptive sibling required; provide information of court proceeding to request release of adoption information

Indiana § 31-19-25.5-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 19: FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION
• Ch. 25.5: Requests for Information Concerning Adoptees and

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(a) The adoptive parents of an adoptee who
is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may submit a written request
for information concerning the identity and present location of any
pre-adoptive siblings of the adoptee.
(b) The state registrar shall release information concerning the name
and present location of an adult pre-adoptive sibling to the adoptive
parents if the pre-adoptive sibling submitted a written request under
section 2 of this chapter.
(c) If a pre-adoptive sibling has not submitted a request under
section 2 of this chapter, the state registrar shall do the following:
(1) Search the sealed adoption records for information concerning
the pre-adoptive sibling.
(2) Release information to the adoptive parents only if the
pre-adoptive sibling is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and
consents to the release of the information.
(d) If a pre-adoptive sibling is less than twenty-one (21) years of
age, the state registrar shall provide information on requesting the
release of adoption information under IC 31-19-24 to the adoptive
parents.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.191-2011, SEC.55.