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2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 19. FAMILY LAW: ADOPTION
CHAPTER 2. Filing of Petition for Adoption
31-19-2-1. Adoption of adult; petition; venue; consent; investigation

Universal Citation:
IN Code § 31-19-2-1 (2018)
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IC 31-19-2-1 Adoption of adult; petition; venue; consent; investigation

     Sec. 1. (a) An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age may be adopted by a resident of Indiana:

(1) upon proper petition to the court having jurisdiction in probate matters in the county of residence of the individual or the petitioner for adoption; and

(2) with the consent of the individual acknowledged in open court.

     (b) If the court in which a petition for adoption is filed under this section considers it necessary, the court may order:

(1) the type of investigation that is conducted in an adoption of a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) any other inquiry that the court considers advisable;

before granting the petition for adoption.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-11 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

 

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