Ind. Code § 31-35-1.5-9

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-35-1.5-9 - Visitation or custody by parent after establishment of paternity or maternity

If, after a petition is filed by the department or a licensed child placing agency under section 4 of this chapter, a person contacts the department or a licensed child placing agency and claims to be a putative parent of the safe haven infant, the court may issue an order concerning visitation or custody of the safe haven infant if:

(1) the person undergoes a DNA test (as defined in IC 16-37-2-10); and

(2) the DNA test results establish that the person is a biological parent of the safe haven infant.

IC 31-35-1.5-9

Added by P.L. 45-2023,SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2023.