Ind. Code ch. 31-14-20

Ind. Code § 31-14-20-1 Duty to register

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a man whose paternity is established under this article (or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal) before the filing of a petition to adopt the man's child. (b) A man who files or is a party to a paternity action under this article shall register with the putative father registry under IC 31-19-5 within the period provided under IC 31-19-5-12. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 31-14-20-2 Failure to register; effect on parental rights in adoption proceedings

Sec. 2. (a) A man who fails to register with the putative father registry as required by section 1 of this chapter waives the right to notice of an adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action: (1) if the adoption is filed before the man establishes paternity; and (2) in which the child's mother does not disclose to an attorney or agency arranging the adoption the name or address of the child's putative father. (b) A waiver under this section constitutes the man's irrevocably implied consent to the child's adoption. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(e).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.