Sec. 3. An appeal of a court's decision regarding the termination of the parent-child relationship does not prevent the court in the court's discretion from referring the matter for adoption proceedings while the appeal is pending.
Ind. Code § 31-35-6-3
Referral for adoption; effect of appeal of decision terminating parent-child relationship
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: C.B.M. and C.R.M.: C.A.B. v. J.D.M. and K.L.M. (2012)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Adoption of Minor Children: C.B.M. and C.R.M.: C.A.B. v. J.D.M. and K.L.M. (November 2012)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.