{"id":1376,"date":"2015-11-04T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T10:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianaadoption.com\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2015-11-04T10:54:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T10:54:27","slug":"consent-adoption-not-required-indiana-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianaadoption.com\/consent-adoption-not-required-indiana-law\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Consent to Adoption is not Required under Indiana Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Indiana law requires that in order for a petition for adoption to be granted for a child who less than eighteen (18) years old consent to the adoption must be given. Whose consent is required is a topic for another blog post. For now, we are going to focus on when a consent to adoption is not required.<\/p>\n

Indiana Code \u00a7 31-19-9-8 outlines when a consent to adoption is not required. There are twelve separate instances where a consent to adoption is not required under Indiana Law. Speaking in general terms, they are:<\/p>\n