Sec. 54. “Identifying information”, for purposes of IC 31-19-9-6 and IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means:

(1) any name that a party to an adoption has used or is using;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-9-2-54

  • 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.
(2) any address that a party to an adoption has used or is using;

(3) the original certificates of birth stored with the Indiana department of health with evidence of adoption under IC 31-19-13-2; and

(4) any other information, except the medical history, that may identify a person as a party to an adoption or as a birth parent, an adoptee, or an adoptive parent.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-1-6(h); 31-3-4-5.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.191-2011, SEC.6; P.L.56-2023, SEC.248.