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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-19-17-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. A person, a licensed child placing agency, or a local office placing a child for adoption shall prepare or cause to be prepared a report summarizing the available medical, psychological, and educational records of the person or agency concerning the birth parents.  The person, agency, or local office shall exclude from this report information that would identify the birth parents unless the prospective adoptive parents know the identity of the birth parents.  The person, agency, or local office shall give the report to:

(1) the prospective adoptive parents:

(A) at the time the home study or evaluation concerning the suitability of the proposed home for the child is commenced;

(B) as soon as practical after the prospective adoptive parents are matched with the birth mother;  or

(C) with the consent of the prospective adoptive parents, not more than thirty (30) days after the child is placed with the prospective adoptive parents;  and

(2) upon request and without information that would identify the birth parents unless an adoptee already knows the identity of the birth parents, an adoptee who:

(A) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;  and

(B) provides proof of identification.

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