Consent to adoption by petitioner's spouse
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a petition for
adoption by a married person may not be granted unless the husband
and wife join in the action.
(b) If the petitioner for adoption is married to the:
(1) biological; or
(2) adoptive;
father or mother of the child, joinder by the father or mother is not
necessary if an acknowledged consent to adoption of the biological
or adoptive parent is filed with the petition for adoption.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006