Indiana § 31-19-24-14 - Appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements
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§ 31-19-24-14. Appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements
Sec. 14. A court may only appoint a person to serve as a confidential intermediary under this chapter if the person:
(1) agrees to abide by the order of the court under section 3 of this chapter without advocating either the opening or maintaining the confidentiality of adoption records;
(2) does not have a personal relationship with either the petitioner or the person from whom the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying information is being sought; and
(3) agrees to comply with the limitations set by the court in searching for the information specified by the court under section 3(4) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.196-1997, SEC.22.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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