"Pre-adoptive sibling"
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-182
in effectSec. 182. "Pre-adoptive sibling", for purposes of:
(1) IC 31-19-18;
(2) IC 31-19-16.5;
(3) IC 31-19-24; and
(4) IC 31-19-25.5;
means a person who would have been a sibling of an adoptee had the adoptee not been adopted, regardless of whether the person is born before or after the adoptee's adoption is finalized.
As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026
