Indiana Code 31-19-19-1. Court files and records
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Sec. 1. (a) The following items are confidential:
(2) Reports of the investigation made under IC 31-19-8-5 (or IC 31-3-1-4 before its repeal).
(1) A petition for adoption.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-19-1
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(3) All other papers filed in connection with a petition for adoption.
(4) The record of evidence of the hearing.
(5) The decree made and entered by the court, including decrees in foreign adoptions filed under IC 31-19-28 (or IC 31-3-1-10 before its repeal).
(b) The files and records of the court pertaining to the adoption proceedings:
(1) shall be kept in the custody of the clerk of the court; and
(2) are not open to inspection, except as provided in IC 31-19-13-2(2).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.