Ind. Code § 31-19-9-9
Parent's crime against child's other parent; effect on consent requirement
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-19-9-9, Parent's crime against child's other parent; effect on consent requirement, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1669931
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Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if the:
(1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); or
(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(2) victim of the crime is the child's other parent; and
(3) court determines, after notice to the convicted parent and a hearing, that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests.