Sec. 93. “Pre-adoptive sibling”, for purposes of:

(1) IC 31-19-18;

(2) IC 31-19-16.5;

(3) IC 31-19-24; and

(4) IC 31-19-25.5;

means a person who would have been a sibling of an adoptee had the adoptee not been adopted, regardless of whether the person is born before or after the adoptee’s adoption is finalized.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-4-8.6; 31-3-4.5-5(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.3; P.L.2-1998, SEC.73; P.L.58-2009, SEC.1; P.L.191-2011, SEC.8.