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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to any person, resident or nonresident, who has filed an application in any court as provided in this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the applicant shall give notice of the application by one (1) insertion in a qualified newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the county where the application is filed.
(c) If no newspaper is published in the county where the application is filed, the applicant shall give notice in the closest newspaper printed and published in an adjoining county.
(d) The notice must be in the following form:
Birth CertificateNotice is given that _______ has filed a petition in the _______ Court of _______ County, Indiana, to have the time and place of his (her) birth determined. This petition is set for hearing on the _______ day of _______, _______.
_Clerk of the _ Court.(e) The notice shall be published at a cost not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50), and if the applicant cannot publish the notice for that amount, notice shall be given by posting the notice at a door of the courthouse. The clerk of the court shall post the notice and file proof of its posting.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure § 34-28-1-4 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-34-civil-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-34-28-1-4/
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