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Ind. Code § 31-35-1.5-4

Filing of petition

As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.13.

Sec. 4. (a) The:

(1) department's attorney; or

(2) licensed child placing agency;

shall sign and file a verified petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship not more than fifteen (15) days after taking custody of a safe haven infant.

(b) The petition must:

(1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of ____________, a Safe Haven Infant"; and

(2) allege that the:

(A) child was left in a newborn safety device or by a parent with an emergency medical services provider; and

(B) termination of the parent-child relationship is:

(i) in the child's best interest; and

(ii) in furtherance of an adoption.

(c) At the time the verified petition described in subsection (a) is filed:

(1) the department's attorney shall also file a permanency plan for the safe haven infant; or

(2) the licensed child placing agency shall also file a recommendation in support of the prospective adoptive parent with whom the safe haven infant is placed.

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