Ind. Code § 31-19-10-1
Persons permitted to contest adoption; deadline for filing motion to contest; contents of motion to contest
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Ind. Code § 31-19-10-1, Persons permitted to contest adoption; deadline for filing motion to contest; contents of motion to contest, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1669943
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:1669943@1- SHA-256
1f1f6af5089a3e5f8a66854168e7eae84ef6397ad0f2765e9fd4abcd61b94048
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Sec. 1.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), only a person entitled to notice of adoption under IC 31-19-4 or IC 31-19-4.5 may contest an adoption.
(b) A person contesting an adoption must file a motion to contest the adoption in writing with the court in which the petition for adoption is filed not later than fifteen (15) days after service of notice of the pending adoption. The motion must set forth the basis on which the person is contesting the adoption.
(c) A person seeking to withdraw consent to an adoption must file a motion to withdraw consent to the adoption in writing with the court in which the petition for adoption is filed. The motion must set forth the basis on which the person is seeking to withdraw consent.