Indiana § 31-35-1-4.5 - Putative father's consent to termination irrevocably implied
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§ 31-35-1-4.5. Putative father's consent to termination irrevocably implied
Sec. 4.5. The putative father's consent to the termination of the parent-child relationship is irrevocably implied without further court action if the father:
(1) fails to file a paternity action under IC 31-14 or in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action, not more than thirty (30) days after receiving actual notice under IC 31-19-3 of the mother's intent to proceed with an adoptive placement of the child, regardless of whether:
(A) the child is born before or after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period; or
(B) a petition for adoption or for the termination of the parent-child relationship is filed; or
(2) files a paternity action:
(A) under IC 31-14; or
(B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction over the paternity action;
during the thirty (30) day period prescribed by subdivision (1) and fails to establish paternity in the paternity proceeding within a reasonable period determined under IC 31-14-21-9 through IC 31-14-21-9.2 or the laws applicable to a court of another state when the court obtains jurisdiction over the paternity action.
As added by P.L.200-1999, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.126.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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