CHAPTER 12. RECORD OF ADOPTION
IC 31-19-12
Chapter 12. Record of Adoption
IC 31-19-12-1
Records
Sec. 1. For each adoption and for each annulment or revocation
of adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the court shall
prepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the state
department of health. The record must include the following:
(1) All facts necessary to:
(A) locate and identify the certificate of birth of the
individual adopted; and
(B) establish a new certificate of birth for the individual
adopted.
(2) Official notice from the court of the fact of adoption,
including identification of the court action and proceedings.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-12-2
Information for new birth records
Sec. 2. (a) The official decree of each:
(1) adoption; or
(2) annulment or revocation of adoption;
that is provided to the clerk of the circuit court for the official order
book record must set forth all pertinent information that is necessary
to make possible the establishment of the birth records prescribed by
section 1 of this chapter.
(b) The completion of the record is a prerequisite to the issuance
of a certificate of final adoption by the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-12-3
Forwarding of records and reports to state department of health
Sec. 3. Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, the
clerk of the court shall forward to the state department of health
records of decrees of:
(1) adoption; or
(2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption;
entered in the preceding month, together with related reports required
by the state department of health.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-12-4
Adoption records for individuals born outside Indiana
Sec. 4. (a) When the state department of health receives from a
court a record of:
(1) adoption; or
(2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption;
for an individual born outside of Indiana, the state department of
health shall forward the record to the appropriate registration
authority.
(b) If the registration authority fails to supply a certificate of birth
in the adoptive status after the expiration of ninety (90) days after the
receipt of the record of adoption, the state department of health shall
create a delayed registration record of birth in the adoptive status
when requested.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-12-5
Transfer of adoption records to state registrar
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes the
following:
(1) A court document.
(2) A medical record.
(3) A social or medical history.
(4) A photograph.
(5) Correspondence being held for the benefit of:
(A) a birth parent;
(B) a person who was adopted;
(C) an adoptive parent; or
(D) a sibling of the person who was adopted.
(b) A child placing agency, governmental entity, or licensed
attorney who arranges or facilitates an adoption may, after entry of
the adoption decree, transfer an adoption record to the state registrar
for inclusion in the adoption history program administered by the
state registrar, or, after giving notice to the state registrar, to a
transferee agency that assumes responsibility for the preservation of
records maintained as part of the adoption history program.
(c) An attorney who complies with this section does not violate
attorney-client privilege.
(d) A record maintained or transferred under this section is
confidential.
As added by P.L.130-2005, SEC.7.