Sec. 8. Unless the petitioner for adoption seeks under section 1 of this chapter to adopt a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the petitioner for adoption must attach to the petition for adoption: (1) an adoption history fee of twenty dollars ($20) payable to the Indiana department of health; and (2) a putative father registry fee of fifty dollars ($50) payable to the Indiana department of health for: (A) administering the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5 ; and (B) paying for blood or genetic testing in a paternity action in which an adoption is pending in accordance with IC 31-14-21-9.1 . [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(c).]
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