Indiana Adoption Laws, Page 5

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Putative Fathers

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:

Yes

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

• 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

• 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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