Indiana Code 31-14-21-4. Putative father’s notice of paternity action; notice to clerk having jurisdiction over adoption
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Sec. 4. A putative father who has not been served with notice of a paternity action as described in section 1(1) of this chapter but knows:
(2) the court in which the adoption is pending;
(1) that an adoption has been filed; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-14-21-4
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
shall serve the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the adoption with notice of the paternity action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.