Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a petition under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall:
(1) establish that the state registrar:
(A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and
(B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and
(2) appoint a confidential intermediary after consultation with the state registrar or the state registrar's designee if the:
(A) requirements of subdivision (1) are complied with; and
(B) petitioner has shown:
(i) an emergency medical need;
(ii) good cause relating to the welfare of the adoptee, a birth parent, a relative of an adoptee, or a relative of a birth parent;
(iii) an interest in having contact with a pre-adoptive sibling; or
(iv) if the petitioner is a pre-adoptive sibling, an interest in having contact with an adoptee.
A confidential intermediary appointed under subdivision (2) may be any person who the court reasonably believes is competent to carry out the responsibilities described in section 3 of this chapter and meets the qualifications under section 14 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.13; P.L.191-2011, SEC.39; P.L.97-2013, SEC.3.
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