Notice to state registrar; opportunity to respond; appointment of confidential intermediary; requirements

Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a petition under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall: (1) establish that the state registrar: (A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and (B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and (2) appoint a confidential intermediary after consultation with the state registrar or the state registrar's designee if the: (A) requirements of subdivision (1) are complied with; and (B) petitioner has shown: (i) an emergency medical need; (ii) good cause relating to the welfare of the adoptee, a birth parent, a relative of an adoptee, or a relative of a birth parent; (iii) an interest in having contact with a pre-adoptive sibling; or (iv) if the petitioner is a pre-adoptive sibling, an interest in having contact with an adoptee. A confidential intermediary appointed under subdivision (2) may be any person who the court reasonably believes is competent to carry out the responsibilities described in section 3 of this chapter and meets the qualifications under section 14 of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.13; P.L.191-2011, SEC.39; P.L.97-2013, SEC.3.