(a) The circuit or superior court exercising jurisdiction over an adoption proceeding in any of the following counties shall establish a guardian ad litem pilot program to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of an incapacitated parent: (b) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem under this section if a parent of a child subject to a petition for adoption: (1) is an individual with an intellectual disability; and(2) has a court appointed guardian.(c) The provisions of IC 31-32-3 concerning the: (4) appointment; of a guardian ad litem apply to a guardian ad litem appointed under this section.
(d) The cost and expenses incurred in connection with the appointment of a guardian ad litem are paid by the county upon order of the appointing court.(e) This section expires July 1, 2026.Added by P.L. 97-2024,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.