Service of notice of adoption contest; protection of privacy of
adoption petitioner
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.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.61-2003, SEC.20.
Last modified: May 24, 2006