Ind. Code § 31-19-10-7
Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption petitioner
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-19-10-7, Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of adoption petitioner, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1669952
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Sec. 7.
(a) The court may:
(1) send all notices of the filing of a motion to contest an adoption;
(2) conduct bifurcated hearings under this chapter; and
(3) issue an order protecting the anonymity of a petitioner for adoption.
(b) An order issued under subsection (a)(3) may include an order directed to an attorney who represents a party:
(1) contesting an adoption; or
(2) seeking to withdraw a consent to adoption.
An order under subdivision (1) or (2) may order the attorney not to disclose information that identifies or may tend to identify a petitioner for adoption.