31-14-21-6. Failure to provide notice; intervention by adoptive parents

IN Code § 31-14-21-6 (2019) (N/A)
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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 Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure as described in section 8 of this chapter.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.