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Ind. Code § 31-19-24-2

Notice to state registrar; opportunity to respond; appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements

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

Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a petition under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall:

(1) establish that the state registrar:

(A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and

(B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and

(2) appoint a confidential intermediary after consultation with the state registrar or the state registrar's designee if the:

(A) requirements of subdivision (1) are complied with; and

(B) petitioner has shown:

(i) an emergency medical need;

(ii) good cause relating to the welfare of the adoptee, a birth parent, a relative of an adoptee, or a relative of a birth parent;

(iii) an interest in having contact with a pre-adoptive sibling; or

(iv) if the petitioner is a pre-adoptive sibling, an interest in having contact with an adoptee.

A confidential intermediary appointed under subdivision (2) may be any person who the court reasonably believes is competent to carry out the responsibilities described in section 3 of this chapter and meets the qualifications under section 14 of this chapter.

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