Time for challenge to adoption decree
Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, if a person
whose parental rights are terminated by the entry of an adoption
decree challenges the adoption decree not more than the later of:
(1) six (6) months after the entry of an adoption decree; or
(2) one (1) year after the adoptive parents obtain custody of the
child;
the court shall sustain the adoption decree unless the person
challenging the adoption decree establishes, by clear and convincing
evidence, that modifying or setting aside the adoption decree is in the
child's best interests.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006