Adoption of D.C. v. R.C.

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

Appellant-Respondent H.R. (“Biological Mother”) appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion to set aside an adoption decree in favor of Appellee-Petitioner R.C. (“Adoptive Mother”) on the basis that Indiana Code section 31-19-14-4 bars her challenge as untimely. Upon appeal, Biological Mother claims that the adoption decree, which was entered without notice to her, was void for lack of personal jurisdiction and violated her due process rights. Concluding that Indiana Code section 31-19-14-4 is unconstitutional as applied to the instant circumstances, we reverse…