1. (1) a petition for adoption is filed in court; and
2. (2) the court, by order, sanctions the placement pending final action on the petition.

Except for a child being placed for adoption with a relative of the child, by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of affinity or consanguinity under the civil law rule, a parent or grandparent may place a child for adoption only if:

Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 43, § 1, eff. April 9, 2013.