Indiana Code 31-19-9-15. When consent of putative father irrevocably implied; additional circumstances
(1) fails to file a paternity action:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-9-15
- 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.
(B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action;
not more than fifteen (15) days after receiving actual notice under IC 31-19-3 of the mother’s intent to proceed with an adoptive placement of the child, regardless of whether the child is born before or after the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period; or
(2) files a paternity action:
(A) under IC 31-14; or
(B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action;
during the fifteen (15) day period prescribed by subdivision (1) and fails to establish paternity in the paternity proceeding under IC 31-14 or the laws applicable to a court of another state when the court obtains jurisdiction over the paternity action.
(b) This section does not prohibit a putative father who meets the requirements of section 17(b) of this chapter from establishing paternity of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.21; P.L.89-2023, SEC.6.