Notice of filing of petition; examination, correction, and
amendment of form of petition
Sec. 10. (a) Not more than five (5) days after a petition for
adoption has been filed, the clerk of the court shall notify the court
of the filing.
(b) Upon receiving notice under subsection (a) that a petition for
adoption has been filed, the court shall promptly:
(1) examine the petition for adoption; and
(2) determine whether the petition for adoption is in proper
form.
(c) If the court does not find the petition for adoption to be in
proper form, the court shall return the petition for adoption
immediately to the petitioner for adoption or the petitioner's attorney.
(d) If a petition for adoption is returned under subsection (c), the
petitioner for adoption shall promptly correct and amend the petition
for adoption to conform to the law.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006