Parent's crime against child's other parent; effect on consent requirement

Ind. Code § 31-19-9-9
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Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if the: (1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); or (C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3); (2) victim of the crime is the child's other parent; and (3) court determines, after notice to the convicted parent and a hearing, that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the child's best interests. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(l).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.36.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026
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