Supervision period; waiver of supervision period

Ind. Code § 31-19-8-2
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Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the period of supervision required by section 1 of this chapter may be before or after the filing of a petition for adoption, or both. (b) The length of the period of supervision is within the sole discretion of the court hearing the petition for adoption. (c) A court hearing a petition for adoption of a child may waive the period of supervision under subsection (a) if one (1) of the petitioners is a stepparent or grandparent of the child and the court waives the report under section 5(c) of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-3 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.39.
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