Contact of adoptee or birth parent
Sec. 8. An attorney, a licensed child placing agency, or a county
office of family and children who contacts an adoptee or a birth
parent upon a request under section 7 of this chapter may not
disclose identifying information. However, the attorney, agency, or
county office of family and children may inform the adoptee or the
birth parent regarding the fact that an adoptee or a birth parent has
consented to the release of identifying information under IC 31-19-21
(or IC 31-3-4-27 before its repeal). The attorney, licensed child
placing agency, or county office of family and children may inquire
as to whether the adoptee or birth parent, whose consent is still
needed before identifying information may be released, is interested
in participating in the adoption registry under IC 31-19-18 through
IC 31-19-21, this chapter, and IC 31-19-23 through IC 31-19-24.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006