Sec. 1. Whenever a person is adopted outside Indiana, under the laws of the state, territory, or country where the adoption took place:
(1) the adoption decree:
(A) when filed with the clerk of the court of any county in Indiana; and
(B) when entered upon the order book of the court in open session;
has the same force and effect as if the adoption decree were made in accordance with this article;
(2) the adopted person:
(A) has the same rights; and
(B) is capable of taking by inheritance, upon the death of the adoptive parent, property located in Indiana;
as though the person had been adopted according to the laws of Indiana; and
(3) if a name other than a name in the adoption decree is requested, the adopted person shall take the name requested in a petition filed under this section.