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Ind. Code § 31-19-10-1

Persons permitted to contest adoption; deadline for filing motion to contest; contents of motion to contest

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case In Re the Adoption of A.S. Ex Rel. M.L.S. (2009)

Most recently applied in In Re the Adoption of: C.P., Minor Child J.P. v. M.W. (June 2019)

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

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Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), only a person entitled to notice of adoption under IC 31-19-4 or IC 31-19-4.5 may contest an adoption.

(b) A person contesting an adoption must file a motion to contest the adoption in writing with the court in which the petition for adoption is filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service of notice of the pending adoption. The motion must set forth the basis on which the person is contesting the adoption.

(c) A person seeking to withdraw consent to an adoption must file a motion to withdraw consent to the adoption in writing with the court in which the petition for adoption is filed. The motion must set forth the basis on which the person is seeking to withdraw consent.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.