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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-19-5-21

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

Sec. 21. (a) Subject to subsection (b), upon written request by:

(1) a putative father;

(2) a mother;

(3) a child;

(4) any party or attorney of record in a pending adoption;

(5) an attorney who represents:

(A) prospective adoptive parents;

(B) petitioners in an adoption;

(C) a mother;

(D) a putative father;  or

(E) a licensed child placing agency;

(6) a licensed child placing agency that represents:

(A) prospective adoptive parents;

(B) petitioners in an adoption;

(C) a mother;  or

(D) a putative father;  or

(7) a court that presides over a pending adoption;

the state department shall furnish a certified copy of a putative father's registration form and a copy of any notice of a filing of a petition to establish paternity prepared under IC 31-14-9-0.5.

(b) The state department may release the certified copy of the registration form to a person under subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) only if the information contained in the registration form names the requesting person.

(c) A person listed under subsection (a), who requests information about a registration from the state department, must do the following:

(1) Submit the request in writing.

(2) Under the penalties of perjury, state that the requesting person is entitled to receive the information under this chapter.

(3) Submit the request in a manner described by section 20(1) or 20(2) of this chapter.

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