In re J.D.C.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
751 N.E.2d 747 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Ronald Hunter (plaintiff) knew his girlfriend Carrie Colaric was pregnant, and though Colaric named him as the putative father when she consented to the child's adoption two days after birth, she had no contact information for him, and Hunter never registered with the Indiana Putative Father's Registry. The adoptive family filed an adoption petition a month after the child's birth, and because Hunter had not registered, he received no notice and the adoption was granted; Hunter's later motion to vacate the adoption judgment was denied.
IssueFree
If a putative father fails to register for the state putative-father registry, is he entitled to notice that an adoption petition has been filed?