Sec. 3. (a) An individual who is not a resident of Indiana and who seeks to adopt a hard to place child may file a petition for adoption with the clerk of the court having probate jurisdiction in the county in which the:
(1) licensed child placing agency or governmental agency having custody of the child is located; or
(2) child resides.
(b) The county in which a petition for adoption may be filed is a matter of venue and not jurisdiction.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-1(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.