Sec. 1. An adoption may be granted in Indiana only after:

(1) the court has heard the evidence; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-19-8-1

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) except as provided in section 2(c) of this chapter, a period of supervision, as described in section 2 of this chapter, by:

(A) a licensed child placing agency for a child who has not been adjudicated to be a child in need of services; or

(B) the department, if the child is the subject of an open child in need of services action.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.248; P.L.138-2007, SEC.38; P.L.131-2009, SEC.15; P.L.128-2012, SEC.50.