Indiana § 31-19-8-9 - Prompt hearing and determination of adoption
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-19-8-9 — Prompt hearing and determination of adoption, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-19-8-9. Prompt hearing and determination of adoption
Sec. 9. As soon as possible after the provisions of IC 31-19-7-1 and this chapter have been satisfied, the court shall proceed to hear and determine the petition for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-5 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-9Chapter 9. Consent to Adoption
31-19-9-0.2Application of certain amendments to prior law 31-19-9-1Consents required 31-19-9-2Execution and acknowledgment of consent; timing; restrictions 31-19-9-3Validity of consent not identifying petitioner for adoption; consent to substituting petitioners 31-19-9-4Forms 31-19-9-5Filing of copies 31-19-9-6Information and forms provided to birth parents 31-19-9-7Contact preference forms 31-19-9-8Consent to adoption not required; written denial of paternity precludes challenge to adoption 31-19-9-9Parent's crime against child's other parent; effect on consent requirement 31-19-9-10Parent's crime against child or child's sibling; effect on consent requirement 31-19-9-12When consent of putative father irrevocably implied 31-19-9-13Challenge of adoption or validity of implied consent by putative father; when precluded 31-19-9-14Establishment of paternity by putative father; when precluded 31-19-9-15When consent of putative father irrevocably implied; additional circumstances 31-19-9-16Challenge of adoption or validity of irrevocably implied consent by putative father; when precluded 31-19-9-17Establishment of paternity by putative father; restrictions 31-19-9-18When implied consent to adoption irrevocable 31-19-9-19Implied consent to adoption bar to adoption challenge
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-19-8-9 ("Prompt hearing and determination of adoption") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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