Section 31-19-8-2 - Supervision period; waiver of supervision period(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the period of supervision required by section 1 of this chapter may be before or after the filing of a petition for adoption, or both.(b) The length of the period of supervision is within the sole discretion of the court hearing the petition for adoption.(c) A court hearing a petition for adoption of a child may waive the period of supervision under subsection (a) if one (1) of the petitioners is a stepparent or grandparent of the child and the court waives the report under section 5(c) of this chapter.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 138-2007, SEC.39.