Indiana's General Adoption Statutes
Indiana
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: § 31-19-23-1
- • Child placement agency
- • Division of Family and Child Services
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: §§ 31-19-2-7; 31-19-8-6
- • Health status and medical history including
neonatal, psychological, physiological, and medical care
- • Former environment and antecedents of the child
- • Possible barriers to the child's placement
including ethnic background, race, language, disabilities, or a member of a
sibling group
Contents of Report About Birth Parents
Statute: §§ 31-19-2-7; 31-19-17-2
- • Health status
- • Medical history
- • Medical, psychological, and educational records
Contents of Report About Adoptive
Parents Statute: §§ 31-19-8-6; 31-19-2-7.5
- • Suitability of the home
- • Financial conditions
- • Criminal background check
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