Indiana § 31-19-2-6 - Contents of petition; additional documents

§ 31-19-2-6. Contents of petition; additional documents

Sec. 6. (a) A petition for adoption must specify the following:

(1) The:

(A) name if known;

(B) sex, race, and age if known, or if unknown, the approximate age; and

(C) place of birth;

of the child sought to be adopted.

(2) The new name to be given the child if a change of name is desired.

(3) Whether or not the child possesses real or personal property and, if so, the value and full description of the property.

(4) The:

(A) name, age, and place of residence of a petitioner for adoption; and

(B) if married, place and date of their marriage.

(5) The name and place of residence, if known to the petitioner for adoption, of:

(A) the parent or parents of the child;

(B) if the child is an orphan:

(i) the guardian; or

(ii) the nearest kin of the child if the child does not have a guardian;

(C) the court or agency of which the child is a ward if the child is a ward; or

(D) the agency sponsoring the adoption if there is a sponsor.

(6) The time, if any, during which the child lived in the home of the petitioner for adoption.

(7) Whether the petitioner for adoption has been convicted of:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children;

and, if so, the date and description of the conviction.

(8) Whether or not a current, ongoing child support order or medical support order is in effect for the child sought to be adopted.

(9) If a child sought to be adopted is the subject of an open or pending:

(A) child in need of services proceeding under IC 31-34; or

(B) delinquency proceeding under IC 31-37;

except an informal adjustment, the court in which the proceeding is open or pending, the cause number, and the case number, if known.

(10) Additional information consistent with the purpose and provisions of this article that is considered relevant to the proceedings.

(b) If a current, ongoing child support order or medical support order is in effect for the child as described in subsection (a)(8), all of the following must be filed with the petition described under subsection (a):

(1) A copy of the child support order or medical support order.

(2) A statement as to whether the child support order or medical support order is enforced by the prosecuting attorney through the Title IV-D child support program under IC 31-25-4.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.6; P.L.131-2009, SEC.13; P.L.206-2015, SEC.54; P.L.78-2026, SEC.4.