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 Repealed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 Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.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 Repealed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 Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.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 […]
31-14-21-2. Nonapplicability of Ic 31-14-21-1 Through Ic 31-14-21-7
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.
31-14-21-3. Putative Father’s Notice of Paternity Action; Notice to Attorney or Agency in Adoption Proceedings
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.
31-14-21-4. Putative Father’s Notice of Paternity Action; Notice to Clerk Having Jurisdiction Over Adoption
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 […]
31-14-21-5. Content of Notice
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.
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 […]