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IC 31-19-7
Chapter 7. Prior Approval of Placement of Child in Proposed
Adoptive Home
IC 31-19-7-1
Prior written approval of placements; criminal history checks
Sec. 1. (a) A child may not be placed in a proposed adoptive home
without the prior written approval of a licensed child placing agency
or county office of family and children approved for that purpose by
the department.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), before giving prior
written approval for placement in a proposed adoptive home of a
child, a licensed child placing agency or the department of child
services shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-22.5) concerning the proposed adoptive parent and any
other person who is currently residing in the proposed adoptive
home.
(c) The prospective adoptive parent shall pay the fees and other
costs of the criminal history check required under this section.
(d) A licensed child placing agency or the department of child
services is not required to conduct a criminal history check (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) if a prospective adoptive parent provides
the licensed child placing agency or county office of family and
children with the results of a criminal history check conducted:
(1) in accordance with IC 31-9-2-22.5; and
(2) not more than one (1) year before the date on which the
licensed child placing agency or county office of family and
children provides written approval for the placement.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.234-2005,
SEC.93; P.L.145-2006, SEC.247; P.L.138-2007, SEC.37.
IC 31-19-7-2
Consent of county office of family and children
Sec. 2. Whenever the written approval for placement of a child in
a proposed adoptive home is obtained from a licensed child placing
agency, the consent of the county office of family and children is not
required unless the child is a ward of the county office of family and
children.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
IC 31-19-7-3
Approval filed with adoption petition
Sec. 3. Approval under this chapter for placement in a proposed
adoptive home must be filed with the petition for adoption.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
