Ind. Code § 31-19-9-9
Parent's crime against child's other parent; effect on consent requirement
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if the:
Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if the:
(1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); (C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3); (D) an attempt under IC 35-41-5-1 to commit a crime described in clauses (A) through (C); or (E) a crime in another state that is substantially similar to a crime described in clauses (A) through (D);
(1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); or (C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(2) victim of the crime is the child's other parent; and
(2) victim of the crime is the child's other parent; and
(3) court determines, after notice to the convicted parent and a hearing, that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.
(3) court determines, after notice to the convicted parent and a hearing, that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.