Indiana § 31-35-1.5-5 Form of petition

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-35-1.5-5 — Form of petition

Indiana § 31-35-1.5-5

Art. 35JUVENILE LAW: TERMINATION OF

Ch. 1.5Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Involving

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Notice of a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship under section 4 of this chapter must be given to:

(1)each known living parent of a child born in wedlock, including a man who is presumed to be the child's biological father under IC 31-14-7-1, in accordance with IC 31-19-2.5-6; and

(2)an unnamed or unknown putative parent; in substantially the following form: "NOTICE TO UNNAMED PARENT The unnamed putative parent of a ______ (gender) infant that was voluntarily surrendered on ______ (date) in __________ (county) and born on approximately _____ (birth date range), or the person who claims to be a parent of the infant, is notified that a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship was filed in the office of the clerk of _____ court, _____ (address of court). If the unn

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Notice of a petition to terminate the
parent-child relationship under section 4 of this chapter must be given
to:
(1) each known living parent of a child born in wedlock, including
a man who is presumed to be the child's biological father under IC 31-14-7-1, in accordance with IC 31-19-2.5-6; and
(2) an unnamed or unknown putative parent;
in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE TO UNNAMED PARENT
The unnamed putative parent of a ______ (gender) infant that was
voluntarily surrendered on ______ (date) in __________ (county) and
born on approximately _____ (birth date range), or the person who
claims to be a parent of the infant, is notified that a petition to
terminate the parent-child relationship was filed in the office of the
clerk of _____ court, _____ (address of court).
If the unnamed putative parent seeks to contest the petition to
terminate the parent-child relationship of the infant, the unnamed
putative parent must file a motion to contest the petition in accordance
with IC 31-35-1.5-8 in the above named court within twenty-eight (28)
days after the date of service of this notice. This notice may be served
by publication.
If the unnamed putative parent does not file a motion to contest the
adoption within twenty-eight (28) days after service of this notice, the
above named court shall hear and determine the petition to terminate
the parent-child relationship. The unnamed putative parent's consent is
irrevocably implied and the unnamed putative parent loses the right to
contest the petition to terminate the parent-child relationship or the
validity of the unnamed putative parent's implied consent to the
termination of the parent-child relationship. The unnamed putative
parent loses the right to establish a biological relationship with the
child in Indiana or any other jurisdiction.
Nothing anyone else says to the unnamed putative parent of the
infant relieves the unnamed putative parent of his or her obligations
under this notice.
Under Indiana law, a putative parent is a person who claims that he
or she may be the father or mother of an infant who has been
voluntarily surrendered but who has not yet been legally proven to be
the child's father or mother.
This notice complies with IC 31-35-1.5-5 but does not exhaustively
set forth the unnamed putative parent's legal obligations under the
Indiana adoption statutes. A person being served with this notice
should consult the Indiana adoption statutes.".