Sec. 1. For each adoption and for each annulment or revocation of adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the court shall prepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the Indiana department of health. The record must include the following:

(1) All facts necessary to:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-12-1

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) locate and identify the certificate of birth of the individual adopted; and

(B) establish a new certificate of birth for the individual adopted.

(2) Official notice from the court of the fact of adoption, including identification of the court action and proceedings.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-12(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.283.