Indiana Code 31-14-21-6. Failure to provide notice; intervention by adoptive parents
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Sec. 6. If:
(2) the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene;
(1) a putative father fails to provide notice under section 3 or 4 of this chapter; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-14-21-6
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
the court with jurisdiction over the paternity action shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under Rule 24 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure as described in section 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.