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31-19-8-6. Contents of report

IN Code § 31-19-8-6 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 6. (a) The report required by section 5 of this chapter must, to the extent possible, include the following:

(1) The former environment and antecedents of the child.

(2) The fitness of the child for adoption.

(3) The suitability of the proposed home for the child.

(b) The report may not contain any of the following:

(1) Information concerning the financial condition of the prospective adoptive parents.

(2) A recommendation that a request for a subsidy be denied in whole or in part due to the financial condition of the prospective adoptive parents.

(c) The criminal history information required under IC 31-19-2-7.5 must accompany the report.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-4(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.19; P.L.138-2007, SEC.41; P.L.131-2009, SEC.19; P.L.162-2011, SEC.14.

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