Petition; verification and contents
Sec. 4. (a) If requested by the parents:
(1) the county office of family and children; or
(2) a licensed child placing agency;
may sign and file a verified petition with the juvenile or probate
court for the voluntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
(b) The petition must:
(1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the
Parent-Child Relationship of ______________, a child, and
_____________, the child's parent (or parents)"; and
(2) allege that:
(A) the parents are the child's natural or adoptive parents;
(B) the parents, including the alleged or adjudicated father
if the child was born out of wedlock:
(i) knowingly and voluntarily consent to the termination of
the parent-child relationship; or
(ii) are not required to consent to the termination of the
parent-child relationship under section 6(b) of this chapter;
(C) termination is in the child's best interest; and
(D) the petitioner has developed a satisfactory plan of care
and treatment for the child.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.200-1999,
SEC.25.
Last modified: May 24, 2006