Ind. Code § 31-19-16-9

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-19-16-9 - Privileges without court approval

Postadoption contact privileges are permissible without court approval in an adoption of a child who is less than two (2) years of age upon the agreement of the adoptive parents and a birth parent. However, postadoption contact privileges under this section may not include visitation. A postadoption contact agreement under this section:

(1) is not enforceable;

(2) may include contact through photographs, written and verbal updates, and other forms of communication;

(3) does not have to be in writing; and

(4) does not affect the:

(A) validity of a:

(i) consent to an adoption; or

(ii) waiver of notice; or

(B) finality of the adoption.

IC 31-19-16-9

Amended by P.L. 113-2017,SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2017.

As added by P.L. 196-1997, SEC.10. Amended by P.L. 2-1998, SEC.76.