Effect upon duties, obligations, and rights of biological parents
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter or
IC 31-19-16, if the biological parents of an adopted person are alive,
the biological parents are:
(1) relieved of all legal duties and obligations to the adopted
child; and
(2) divested of all rights with respect to the child;
after the adoption.
(b) The obligation to support the adopted person continues until
the entry of the adoption decree. The entry of the adoption decree
does not extinguish the obligation to pay past due child support owed
for the adopted person before the entry of the adoption decree.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.130-2005, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 24, 2006