Indiana Code 31-19-25-3. Contact preference form; filing; duration; withdrawal; effect of consent
(b) A person who arranges for the signing of a consent to adoption shall provide the birth parent with a contact preference form and the explanation described in IC 31-19-9-6.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-25-3
- 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
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) The state registrar.
(2) The department.
(3) A local office.
(4) A licensed child placing agency.
(5) A professional health care provider.
(6) The attorney who arranged the adoption.
(7) A court.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (f), the contact preference form filed under this section remains in effect until the birth parent who filed the contact preference form files a new contact preference form.
(e) The contact preference form is no longer in effect if the birth parent consents in writing to the release of identifying information and has not withdrawn that consent.
(f) A contact preference form is no longer in effect if the birth parent who filed the contact preference form is deceased unless the contact preference form specifically states that the contact preference form remains in effect after the birth parent’s death.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4.5-4(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.261; P.L.58-2009, SEC.30; P.L.191-2011, SEC.43; P.L.128-2012, SEC.77; P.L.3-2016, SEC.14.