Ind. Code § 31-19-2-8

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-19-2-8 - Adoption history fee; putative father registry fee

Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under section 1 of this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for adoption:

(1) an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to the Indiana department of health; and

(2) a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to the Indiana department of health for:

(A) administering the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5; and

(B) paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action in which an adoption is pending in accordance with IC 31-14-21-9.1.

IC 31-19-2-8

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(c).

Amended by P.L. 56-2023,SEC. 264, eff. 7/1/2023.

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 200-1999, SEC.9.