NOTICE TO UNNAMED FATHER

NOTICE TO UNNAMED FATHER

State of Indiana,
County of Marion,
In the Marion Superior Court
Cause No. 49D08-1705-AD-020586
In the Matter of the Adoption of:
JENASIS LASHEL ALEXANDER, Minor

The unnamed putative father of the child born to Shenica Lasha Alexander on May 22, 2012, or the person who claims to be the father of the child born to Shenica Lasha Alexander on May 22, 2012, is notified that a petition for adoption of the child was filed in the office of the clerk of Marion County Superior Court, 200 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

If the unnamed putative father seeks to contest the adoption of the child, the unnamed putative father must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10-1 in the above named court within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this notice. This notice may be served by publication.

If the unnamed putative father does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after service of this notice, the above named court shall hear and determine the petition for adoption. The unnamed putative father’s consent is irrevocably implied and the unnamed putative father loses the right to contest the adoption or the validity of the unnamed putative father’s implied consent to the adoption. The unnamed putative father loses the right to establish paternity of the child under IC 31-14.

Nothing Shenica Lasha Alexander or anyone else says to the unnamed putative father of the child relieves the unnamed putative father of his obligations under this notice.

Under Indiana law, a putative father is a person who is named as or claims that he may be the father of a child born out of wedlock but who has not yet been legally proven to be the child’s father.

This notice complies with IC 31-19-4-4 but does not exhaustively set forth the unnamed putative father’s legal obligations under the Indiana adoption statutes. A person being served with this notice should consult the Indiana adoption statutes.

Attest:
Myla A. Eldridge
Clerk, Marion Superior Court,
Probate Division
17-2242-6:2-9-16,
Steven M. Pecar,
KidsFirst Adoption Services, LLC.
9135 N Meridian St. Suite B4, Indianapolis, IN 46260,
Attorney No. 11284-49, Attorney for Petitioners