Ind. Code § 31-19-14-3
Time for withdrawal of consent to adoption, contest or challenge to adoption, or establishment of paternity
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 3. (a) A person who consents to an adoption may not withdraw the consent to adoption after the entry of the adoption decree under IC 31-19-10-4.
Sec. 3. (a) A person who consents to an adoption may not withdraw the consent to adoption after the entry of the adoption decree under IC 31-19-10-4.
(b) A person who is served with notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-4 may not:
(b) A person who is served with notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-4 may not:
(1) contest the adoption; or
(1) contest the adoption; or
(2) establish paternity;
(2) establish paternity;
more than thirty (30) days after the date of service of notice of the adoption.
more than fifteen (15) days after the date of service of notice of the adoption.
(c) A person who receives actual notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-3 may not:
(c) A person who receives actual notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-3 may not:
(1) contest the adoption; or
(1) contest the adoption; or
(2) establish paternity;
(2) establish paternity;
more than thirty (30) days after the date of receiving actual notice of the adoption.
more than fifteen (15) days after the date of receiving actual notice of the adoption.
(d) A person who is prohibited from taking action by subsection (a), (b), or (c) may not challenge an adoption decree.
(d) A person who is prohibited from taking action by subsection (a), (b), or (c) may not challenge an adoption decree.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.