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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-35-1.5-4

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) The:

(1) department's attorney;  or

(2) licensed child placing agency;

shall sign and file a verified petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship not more than fifteen (15) days after taking custody of a safe haven infant.

(b) The petition must:

(1) be entitled “In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of_______________, a Safe Haven Infant”;  and

(2) allege that the:

(A) child was left in a newborn safety device or by a parent with an emergency medical services provider;  and

(B) termination of the parent-child relationship is:

(i) in the child's best interest;  and

(ii) in furtherance of an adoption.

(c) At the time the verified petition described in subsection (a) is filed:

(1) the department's attorney shall also file a permanency plan for the safe haven infant;  or

(2) the licensed child placing agency shall also file a recommendation in support of the prospective adoptive parent with whom the safe haven infant is placed.

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