Indiana Code 31-19-5-3. Purpose of registry
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Sec. 3. The registry’s purpose is to determine the name and address of a father:
(A) an attorney; or
(1) whose name and address have not been disclosed by the mother of the child, on or before the date the mother executes a consent to the child’s adoption, to:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-5-3
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) an agency;
that is arranging the adoption of the child; and
(2) who may have conceived a child for whom a petition for adoption has been or may be filed;
so that notice of the adoption may be provided to the putative father.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-7(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.121.