31-14-21-6. Failure to Provide Notice; Intervention by Adoptive Parents
Sec. 6. If: (1) a putative father fails to provide notice under section 3 or 4 of this chapter; and (2) the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene; the court with jurisdiction over the paternity action shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under Rule 24 of the […]
31-14-21-7. Failure to Provide Notice; Vacation of Paternity Determination; Intervention by Adoptive Parents
Sec. 7. If the court has already established the paternity of a father who fails to provide notice under section 3 or 4 of this chapter and the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene, the court shall: (1) set aside the paternity determination to reinstate the paternity action; and (2) allow the prospective […]
31-14-21-8. Intervention by Adoptive Parents; Purposes of Intervention; Objections to Errors in Paternity Proceedings
Sec. 8. (a) If: (1) an adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action is pending; and (2) the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene; the court having jurisdiction over the paternity action under this article shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under […]
31-14-21-9. Duty of Court With Jurisdiction to Establish Paternity Within Period Prescribed by Chapter
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, if a court presiding over a paternity action under this article knows of: (1) a pending adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action; and (2) the court in which the adoption is pending; […]
31-14-21-9.1. Duty of Court to Order Blood or Genetic Testing
Sec. 9.1. (a) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, at the initial hearing held under section 9 of this chapter, the court shall order all the parties to the paternity action to undergo blood or genetic testing. (b) If the alleged father is unable to pay for […]
31-14-21-9.2. Final Hearing to Determine Paternity and Ruling
Sec. 9.2. Subject to IC 31-19-2-14 and section 13 of this chapter, not later than ninety (90) days after the initial hearing held under section 9 of this chapter, the court shall conduct a final hearing to determine paternity. Not more than fourteen (14) days after the final hearing, the court shall issue its ruling […]
31-14-21-10. Repealed
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
31-14-21-11. Repealed
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
31-14-21-12. Repealed
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
31-14-21-13. Stay Proceedings in Paternity Action
Sec. 13. Upon notice that a court in which an adoption is pending has assumed jurisdiction of a paternity action under IC 31-19-2-14, the court in which the paternity action was pending shall stay all proceedings in the paternity action until further order from the court in which the adoption is pending. As added by […]