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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-19-9-10

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

Sec. 10. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if:

(1) the parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for:

(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);

(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);

(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);

(D) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);

(E) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal);

(F) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3) as a:

(i) Class A or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or

(ii) Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;

(G) incest (IC 35-46-1-3) as a:

(i) Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or

(ii) Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;

(H) neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4) as a:

(i) Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or

(ii) Level 1 or Level 3 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;

(I) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) of a child as a:

(i) Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or

(ii) Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;

(J) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) as a:

(i) Class A or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or

(ii) Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;

(K) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3) as a Level 5, Level 4, Level 3, or Level 2 felony; or

(L) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5) as a Level 3 or Level 1 felony;

(2) the child or the child's sibling, half-blood sibling, or step-sibling of the parent's current marriage is the victim of the offense; and

(3) after notice to the parent and a hearing, the court determines that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.

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