Indiana Adoption Laws, Page 5
Putative Fathers
Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
Yes
Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute: §§ 31-19-5-12; 31-19-5-10- The putative father may file before the child's birth, within 30 days after the child's birth, or within 30 days of the date of the filing of a petition for the child's adoption, whichever occurs later.
- Registration requires a completed Department of Health form, signed by the putative father and notarized.
Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute: § 31-19-5-7- Name, address, social security number, and date of birth of the putative father and the birth mother
- The child's name and date of birth, if known
- Name of the attorney or agency that requests a search of the registry
- Any other information deemed necessary
Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute:
- The putative father may revoke a registration at any time by submitting a signed, notarized statement to the Registry.
Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute: § 31-19-5-21
- The registrant
- The birth mother
- The child
- Any party or attorney in a pending adoption
- The attorney who represents prospective parents
- A licensed child-placing agency
- The court that presides over a pending adoption
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