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31-19-5-12. Time of registration

IN Code § 31-19-5-12 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 12. (a) To be entitled to notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-3 or IC 31-19-4, a putative father must register with the state department of health under section 5 of this chapter not later than:

(1) thirty (30) days after the child's birth; or

(2) the earlier of the date of the filing of a petition for the:

(A) child's adoption; or

(B) termination of the parent-child relationship between the child and the child's mother;

whichever occurs later.

(b) A putative father may register under subsection (a) before the child's birth.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.9.

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