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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
31-19-2-4. Consent to adoption by petitioner's spouse
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-19-2-4 (2018)
IC 31-19-2-4 Consent to adoption by petitioner's spouse
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a petition for adoption by a married person may not be granted unless the husband and wife join in the action.
(b) If the petitioner for adoption is married to the:
(1) biological; or
(2) adoptive;
father or mother of the child, joinder by the father or mother is not necessary if an acknowledged consent to adoption of the biological or adoptive parent is filed with the petition for adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-1(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
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