Adoption history fee; putative father registry fee
Sec. 8. Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under section 1 of
this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of
age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for
adoption:
(1) an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to
the state department of health; and
(2) a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to
the state department of health for:
(A) administering the putative father registry established by
IC 31-19-5; and
(B) paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action
in which an adoption is pending in accordance with
IC 31-14-21-9.1.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006