Ind. Code § 31-19-8-2
Supervision period; waiver of supervision period
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-19-8-2, Supervision period; waiver of supervision period, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1669913
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Sec. 2.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the period of supervision required by section 1 of this chapter may be before or after the filing of a petition for adoption, or both.
(b) The length of the period of supervision is within the sole discretion of the court hearing the petition for adoption.
(c) A court hearing a petition for adoption of a child may waive the period of supervision under subsection (a) if one (1) of the petitioners is a stepparent or grandparent of the child and the court waives the report under section 5(c) of this chapter.