§ 31-19-28-1 — Foreign decrees; effect; name change

Whenever a person is adopted outside
Indiana, under the laws of the state, territory, or country where the
adoption took place:
(1) the adoption decree:
(A) when filed with the clerk of the court of any county in
Indiana; and
(B) when entered upon the order book of the court in open
session;
has the same force and effect as if the adoption decree were made
in accordance with this article;
(2) the adopted person:
(A) has the same rights; and
(B) is capable of taking by inheritance, upon the death of the
adoptive parent, property located in Indiana;
as though the person had been adopted according to the laws of
Indiana; and
(3) if a name other than a name in the adoption decree is
requested, the adopted person shall take the name requested in a
petition filed under this section.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-10(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.130-2005, SEC.11.