Waiver of notice rights of unregistered putative fathers;
irrevocably implied consent to adoption
Sec. 18. A putative father who fails to register within the period
specified by section 12 of this chapter waives notice of an adoption
proceeding. The putative father's waiver under this section
constitutes an irrevocably implied consent to the child's adoption.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006