Ind. Code § 31-19-10-7
Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption petitioner
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.61-2003, SEC.20.
(a) The court may:
- (1) send all notices of the filing of a motion to contest an adoption;
- (2) conduct bifurcated hearings under this chapter; and
- (3) issue an order protecting the anonymity of a petitioner for adoption.
(b) An order issued under subsection (a)(3) may include an order directed to an attorney who represents a party:
- (1) contesting an adoption; or
(2) seeking to withdraw a consent to adoption.
An order under subdivision (1) or (2) may order the attorney not to disclose information that identifies or may tend to identify a petitioner for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.3(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.61-2003, SEC.20.