Sec. 1. Sections 1 through 7 of this chapter apply if a man who files or is a party to a paternity action under this article (or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal) is served with notice, or informed in any other manner, of a pending or potential adoption of a child who is the subject […]
[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 Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
[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 Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
[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 Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
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 […]
Sec. 2. Sections 1 through 7 of this chapter do not apply to a man whose paternity of a child is established before the filing of a petition to adopt the man’s child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
Sec. 3. A putative father shall give notice of the paternity action to an attorney or agency that serves the putative father with notice as described in section 1(1) of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
Sec. 4. A putative father who has not been served with notice of a paternity action as described in section 1(1) of this chapter but knows: (1) that an adoption has been filed; and (2) the court in which the adoption is pending; shall serve the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the adoption […]
Sec. 5. The notice required by sections 3 and 4 of this chapter must include: (1) the name of the court; (2) the cause number; and (3) the date of filing; of the paternity action. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(e).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
