Sec. 1. Whenever a person is adopted outside Indiana, under the laws of the state, territory, or country where the adoption took place: (1) the adoption decree: (A) when filed with the clerk of the court of any county in Indiana; and (B) when entered upon the order book of the court in open session; has the same force and effect as if the adoption decree were made in accordance with this article; (2) the adopted person: (A) has the same rights; and (B) is capable of taking by inheritance, upon the death of the adoptive parent, property located in Indiana; as though the person had been adopted according to the laws of Indiana; and (3) if a name other than a name in the adoption decree is requested, the adopted person shall take the name requested in a petition filed under this section. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-10(a).]
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