Request by adoptive parents for information concerning
pre-adoptive siblings
Sec. 9. (a) The adoptive parents of an adoptee who is less than
twenty-one (21) years of age may submit a written request for
information concerning the identity and present location of any
pre-adoptive siblings of the adoptee.
(b) The state registrar shall release information concerning the
name and present location of the pre-adoptive sibling to the adoptive
parents if the pre-adoptive sibling submitted a written request
authorizing the release of the information under section 6 of this
chapter.
(c) If a mutual inquiry has not been made under section 6 of this
chapter, the state registrar shall do the following:
(1) Perform the duties described by section 8 of this chapter.
(2) Release information to the adoptive parents only to the
extent that information may be released to a requesting person
under section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006