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31-19-28-1. Foreign decrees; effect; name change

IN Code § 31-19-28-1 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 1. Whenever a person is adopted outside Indiana, under the laws of the state, territory, or country where the adoption took place:

(1) the adoption decree:

(A) when filed with the clerk of the court of any county in Indiana; and

(B) when entered upon the order book of the court in open session;

has the same force and effect as if the adoption decree were made in accordance with this article;

(2) the adopted person:

(A) has the same rights; and

(B) is capable of taking by inheritance, upon the death of the adoptive parent, property located in Indiana;

as though the person had been adopted according to the laws of Indiana; and

(3) if a name other than a name in the adoption decree is requested, the adopted person shall take the name requested in a petition filed under this section.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-10(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.130-2005, SEC.11.

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