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Ind. Code § 31-19-2-8

Adoption history fee; putative father registry fee

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

Sec. 8. Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under section 1 of this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for adoption:

(1) an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to the Indiana department of health; and

(2) a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to the Indiana department of health for:

(A) administering the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5; and

(B) paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action in which an adoption is pending in accordance with IC 31-14-21-9.1.

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