Section 31-19-24-2 - Notice to state registrar; opportunity to respond; appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements Upon the filing of a petition under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall:
(1) establish that the state registrar:(A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and(B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and(2) appoint a confidential intermediary after consultation with the state registrar or the state registrar's designee if the:(A) requirements of subdivision (1) are complied with; and(B) petitioner has shown: (i) an emergency medical need;(ii) good cause relating to the welfare of the adoptee, a birth parent, a relative of an adoptee, or a relative of a birth parent;(iii) an interest in having contact with a pre-adoptive sibling; or(iv) if the petitioner is a pre-adoptive sibling, an interest in having contact with an adoptee.A confidential intermediary appointed under subdivision (2) may be any person who the court reasonably believes is competent to carry out the responsibilities described in section 3 of this chapter and meets the qualifications under section 14 of this chapter.
Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(a).
Amended by P.L. 97-2013, SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 191-2011, SEC. 39, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 196-1997, SEC.13.