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IC 31-19-6-1
Request for search of records pending adoption proceedings
Sec. 1. An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption or may
arrange an adoption may at any time request that the state department
of health search the state department's records of paternity
determinations to determine whether a man's paternity of a child has
been established in relation to a child who is or may be the subject
of an adoption.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-6-2
Response to search request
Sec. 2. Not later than ten (10) days after receiving a request under
section 1 of this chapter, the state department of health shall:
(1) submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying
whether a record of a paternity determination has been filed
under IC 31-14-9-2 concerning the child; and
(2) search the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5
and notify the attorney or agency, in compliance with
IC 31-19-5-16 as to whether a putative father has registered
concerning the child.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-6-3
Release of copy of paternity determination
Sec. 3. If a record of a paternity determination has been filed
concerning a child who is the subject of a request under section 1 of
this chapter, the state department of health shall release a copy of the
record of the paternity determination to the requesting attorney or
agency.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.