Section 31-35-1-5 - Notice of hearing; waiver(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the parents shall be notified of the hearing in accordance with IC 31-32-9.(b) A parent who has made a valid consent to the termination of a parent-child relationship may waive the notice required by subsection (a) if the waiver: (1) is in writing either: (A) in the parent's consent to terminate the parent-child relationship; or(B) in a separate document;(2) is signed by the parent in the presence of a notary public; and(3) contains an acknowledgment that: (A) the waiver is irrevocable; and(B) the parent will not receive notice of: (ii) termination of parent-child relationship; proceedings.
Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-5-2(b).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.18. Amended by P.L. 146-2007, SEC.13.