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bporter

Junior Member
All parties are in the state of: INDIANA


UPDATE: The birth father is considering taking child and the mother will relinquish rights to him. Can we adopt from the birth father if he decides he cannot handle raising this child on his own? He absolutely does not want her using this agency and that is why he is considering taking legal responsibility.

Please advise




The birth mother that we are working with in Indiana is under 18. She wants to work with us locally and her mother wants to force an internet adoption agency on her. Can the birth mother at 17 make her own decision on the adoptive parents? Birth father is 19 and does not want to use the agency either. Please advise.

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nextwife

Senior Member
http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/indiana-laws,3.html

Consent Laws
Who Must Consent to an Adoption:

Statute: § 31-19-9-1

* Each living parent of a child born in wedlock
* The mother of a child born out of wedlock and the father whose paternity has been established
* Any person or agency having custody
* The court having jurisdiction
* A minor parent with the concurrence of the parent or guardian
* The spouse of a married parent

Age When Consent of Adoptee is Considered or Required

Statute: § 31-19-9-1

* A child 14 years of age or older must consent to the adoption.

When Parental Consent is not Needed

Statute: §§ 31-19-9-8 to 31-19-9-10

* The parent has:

o Abandoned the child for at least 6 months prior to the filing of an adoption petition
o Failed to contact or support the child for at least 1 year when the child has been in the custody of another person
o Not established paternity or has failed to register with the putative father registry
o Caused the child to be conceived as a result of rape or incest
o Had his or her parental rights terminated
o Been declared incompetent or mentally defective
o Been found to be unfit and had his or her rights terminated in child's best interest
o Been convicted of murder, manslaughter, or causing the suicide, and the victim was the child's other parent
o Been convicted of murder, manslaughter, rape, incest, neglect, battery, or causing the suicide, and the victim was the child's sibling

When Consent Can Be Executed

Statute: § 31-19-9-2

* Consent may be executed any time after the child's birth.

How Consent Must Be Executed

Statute: § 31-19-9-2

* Consent may be executed in the presence of the court, a notary public, a county authorized agent, or an authorized agent of the division or child-placing agency.

Revocation of Consent
Statute: §§ 31-19-10-3; 31-19-10-4

* Consent may not be withdrawn after the entry of the adoption decree and pursuant to § 31-19-10-3.
* Consent to adoption may be withdrawn no later than 30 days after consent is given, if the court finds that the person seeking the withdrawal is acting in the best interest of the child.
 

nextwife

Senior Member
Mom cannot "relinguish her rights and obligations to biodad. Once she realizes that she will likely be made responsible for child support if dad gets custody, she may change her mind about letting him have the baby to raise.

Has anyone suggested working through ane established, reliable local adoption agency as an alternative to THIS agency? Perhaps Mom's Mom wants to make sure that this is handled througth a professional agency. Do NOTHING without a good adoption attorney. It's worth every penny.
 

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