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31-19-3-3. Affidavit of service of actual notice

IN Code § 31-19-3-3 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for adoption:

(1) the licensed child placing agency sponsoring the adoption; or

(2) the attorney representing the prospective adoptive parents;

shall submit to the court an affidavit setting forth the circumstances surrounding the service of actual notice, including the time, if known, date, and manner in which the actual notice was provided.

(b) If notice is served upon the putative father under section 1(3) of this chapter:

(1) the licensed child placing agency sponsoring the adoption; or

(2) the attorney representing the prospective adoptive parents;

shall submit to the court an affidavit prepared by the attorney representing the mother of the child. An affidavit filed under this subsection must contain the same information as an affidavit filed under subsection (a).

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.14; P.L.200-1999, SEC.11.

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