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Ind. Code § 31-19-11-6

Court prohibitions on granting petitions for adoption

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

Sec. 6. The court may not grant a petition for adoption of a child if:

(1) the parent-child relationship between the child and a parent has been terminated; and

(2) one (1) or more of the following apply with respect to the termination described in subdivision (1):

(A) The time for filing an appeal (including a request for transfer or certiorari) has not elapsed.

(B) An appeal is pending.

(C) An appellate court is considering a request for transfer or certiorari.

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