Section 31-19-28-1 - Foreign decrees; effect; name change 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).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L. 130-2005, SEC.11.