According to a Feb. 9 article by Kevin Allen of the South Bend Tribune, the bill passed the Senate by a 49-1 vote:
The Granger Republican's bill would bar people from adopting if they have been convicted of certain "attempted" felonies and clarify the state's rules for when and where a man can file a paternity action to contest an adoption. ...
"The whole aim is to provide certainty in the adoption process, which ultimately is in the best interest of the child involved," he said.
Indiana already prohibits people convicted of serious violent felonies from adopting children. SB 140 would also bar people convicted of attempting those felonies.
State law also allows a man to challenge an adoption if he is the child's father. SB 140 would provide a clearer, narrower path for men to file those paternity actions.
Labels: adoption laws
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