Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12 (2026)
Time of registration
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 12. (a) To be entitled to notice of an adoption under IC 31-19-3 or IC 31-19-4, a putative father must register with the state department under section 5 of this chapter not later than:
(1) thirty (30) days after the child's birth; or
(2) the earlier of the date of the filing of a petition for the:
(A) child's adoption; or
(B) termination of the parent-child relationship between the child and the child's mother;
whichever occurs later.
(b) A putative father may register under subsection (a) before the child's birth.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1.5-12.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.146-2007, SEC.9; P.L.56-2023, SEC.271.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of the Adoption & Paternity of K.G.B., E.S. v. T.B. & K.B., 18 N.E.3d 292 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).
In the Matter of the Adoption & Paternity of K.G.B., E.S. v. T.B. & K.B., 18 N.E.3d 292 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “Code § 31-19-5-12(a). A putative father may also register with the DOH prior to the child’s birth.”
Jason & Justina Kramer v. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc., 32 N.E.3d 227 (Ind. 2015). “Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12 (2008). Once an adoption petition is filed, adoption agencies are required to request a check of the registry at least one day after the close of the father’s 30-day deadline, but agencies are permitted to request a registry check at any time.”
In Re the Adoption & Paternity of K.A.W., J.R.C. v. J.C. & D.C., 99 N.E.3d 724 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “" 1 [9] To comply with Indiana Code section 31-19-5-12, Putative Father was required to register within thirty days of Child's birth or by the date on which Adoptive Parents filed their petition to adopt Child.”
Jason & Justina Kramer v. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc., 6 N.E.3d 984 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “I.C. § 31-19-5-12. Of course, the Kramers knew that they might bond with the child and still have to give the baby to the father.”
Walker v. Campbell, 711 N.E.2d 42 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). “Indiana Code 31-19-5-12 provides: (a) To be entitled to notice of [an adoption], a putative father must register with the [putative father registry] not later than: (1) thirty (30) days after the child's birth; or (2) the date of the filing of a petition for the child's…”
Thurnwald v. A.E., 2007 UT 38 (Utah 2007). “Ind. Code Ann. § 31-19-5-12 (LexisNexis 2006).”
In Re Adoption of H.N.R., 2015 Ohio 5476 (Ohio 2015). “Ind.Code 31-19-5-12(a). That makes sense and passes constitutional muster: once an adoption proceeding is commenced, both the state and the child have the right to know if a parent is going to contest the proceeding.”
In Re Adoption of EL, 913 N.E.2d 1276 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “A putative father who fails to register with the Putative Father Registry within the time specified by Indiana Code section 31-19-5-12 "waives notice of an adoption proceeding" and "[t]he putative father's waiver under this section constitutes an irrevocably implied consent to…”
In re the Matter of: I.J., Child, T.M. v. L.D. & J.D., 39 N.E.3d 1184 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). “Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12 . Court of Appeals of Indiana | Opinion 57A03-1501-AD-28 | July 8, 2015 Page 5 of 11 [10] The trial court determined T.”
W.G. v. D.B., 908 N.E.2d 586 (Ind. 2009). “See Ind.Code § 31-19-5-12. . When transfer was granted, the record contained only materials from the Superior Court adoption proceeding.”
S.C.W. v. C.B., 826 So. 2d 844 (Ala. 2001). “50/12 (West 1997); Ind.Code § 31-19-5-12 (1997); La.Rev.Stat.”
S.C.W. v. C.B., 826 So. 2d 825 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “50/12 (West 1997); Ind.Code § 31-19-5-12 (1997); La.Rev.Stat.”
— Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12(a) — 10 cases
In Re Adoption of H.N.R., 2015 Ohio 5476 (Ohio 2015). “Ind.Code 31-19-5-12(a). That makes sense and passes constitutional muster: once an adoption proceeding is commenced, both the state and the child have the right to know if a parent is going to contest the proceeding.”
In the Matter of the Adoption & Paternity of K.G.B., E.S. v. T.B. & K.B., 18 N.E.3d 292 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “Code § 31-19-5-12(a). A putative father may also register with the DOH prior to the child’s birth.”
In Re the Adoption & Paternity of K.A.W., J.R.C. v. J.C. & D.C., 99 N.E.3d 724 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “" 1 [9] To comply with Indiana Code section 31-19-5-12, Putative Father was required to register within thirty days of Child's birth or by the date on which Adoptive Parents filed their petition to adopt Child.”
In Re Adoption of EL, 913 N.E.2d 1276 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “A putative father who fails to register with the Putative Father Registry within the time specified by Indiana Code section 31-19-5-12 "waives notice of an adoption proceeding" and "[t]he putative father's waiver under this section constitutes an irrevocably implied consent to…”
R.J. v. V.N., 913 N.E.2d 1276 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
— Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12(a)(1) — 1 case
C M v. Y N (Ind. Ct. App. 2024).
— Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12(a)(2)(B) — 1 case
In Re the Adoption & Paternity of K.A.W., J.R.C. v. J.C. & D.C., 99 N.E.3d 724 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “" 1 [9] To comply with Indiana Code section 31-19-5-12, Putative Father was required to register within thirty days of Child's birth or by the date on which Adoptive Parents filed their petition to adopt Child.”
— Ind. Code § 31-19-5-12(b) — 2 cases
In the Matter of the Adoption & Paternity of K.G.B., E.S. v. T.B. & K.B., 18 N.E.3d 292 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “Code § 31-19-5-12(a). A putative father may also register with the DOH prior to the child’s birth.”
C M v. Y N (Ind. Ct. App. 2024).
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