1. (a) If:

   1. (1) the mother of a child:

      1. (A) informs an attorney or agency arranging the child's adoption, on or before the date the child's mother executes a consent to the child's adoption, that the child was conceived outside Indiana; and
      2. (B) does not disclose to the attorney or agency the name or address, or both, of the putative father of the child; and

   2. (2) the putative father of the child has:

      1. (A) failed or refused to consent to the adoption of the child or has not had the parent-child relationship terminated under IC 31-35 (or IC 31-6-5 before its repeal); and

      2. (B) not registered with the putative father registry under IC 31-19-5 within the period under IC 31-19-5-12 ;

         the attorney or agency shall serve notice of the adoption proceedings on the putative father by publication in the same manner as a summons is served by publication under Rule 4.13(C) of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

2. (b) The only circumstance under which notice to the putative father must be given by publication under Rule 4.13(C) of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure is when the child was conceived outside of Indiana as described in subsection (a).

   [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(d), (e).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.5; P.L.58-2009, SEC.10.