Ind. Code § 31-19-10-7

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 31-19-10-7 - Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption petitioner
(a) The court may:
(1) send all notices of the filing of a motion to contest an adoption;
(2) conduct bifurcated hearings under this chapter; and
(3) issue an order protecting the anonymity of a petitioner for adoption.
(b) An order issued under subsection (a)(3) may include an order directed to an attorney who represents a party:
(1) contesting an adoption; or
(2) seeking to withdraw a consent to adoption.

An order under subdivision (1) or (2) may order the attorney not to disclose information that identifies or may tend to identify a petitioner for adoption.

IC 31-19-10-7

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.3(d).

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 61-2003, SEC.20.