Persons permitted to contest adoption; time for filing motion to
contest
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 with the court not later than thirty (30) days after
service of notice of the pending adoption.
(c) A person seeking to withdraw consent to an adoption must file
a motion to withdraw consent to the adoption with the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997,
SEC.20; P.L.61-2003, SEC.15.
Last modified: May 24, 2006