Indiana Code 31-35-1.5-4. Filing of petition
(1) department’s attorney; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-35-1.5-4
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
shall sign and file a verified petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship not more than fifteen (15) days after taking custody of a safe haven infant.
(b) The petition must:
(1) be entitled “In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of ____________, a Safe Haven Infant”; and
(2) allege that the:
(A) child was left in a newborn safety device or by a parent with an emergency medical services provider; and
(B) termination of the parent-child relationship is:
(i) in the child’s best interest; and
(ii) in furtherance of an adoption.
(c) At the time the verified petition described in subsection (a) is filed:
(1) the department’s attorney shall also file a permanency plan for the safe haven infant; or
(2) the licensed child placing agency shall also file a recommendation in support of the prospective adoptive parent with whom the safe haven infant is placed.
As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.13.