§ 31-35-1.5-4 — Filing of petition

Indiana § 31-35-1.5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 35: JUVENILE LAW: TERMINATION OF
• Ch. 1.5: Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Involving

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(a) The:
(1) department's attorney; or
(2) licensed child placing agency;
shall sign and file a verified petition for the termination of the
parent-child relationship not more than fifteen (15) days after taking
custody of a safe haven infant.
(b) The petition must:
(1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the
Parent-Child Relationship of ____________, a Safe Haven
Infant"; and
(2) allege that the:
(A) child was left in a newborn safety device or by a parent
with an emergency medical services provider; and
(B) termination of the parent-child relationship is:
(i) in the child's best interest; and
(ii) in furtherance of an adoption.
(c) At the time the verified petition described in subsection (a) is
filed:
(1) the department's attorney shall also file a permanency plan for
the safe haven infant; or
(2) the licensed child placing agency shall also file a
recommendation in support of the prospective adoptive parent
with whom the safe haven infant is placed.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.13.