TO: Charles Douglas Zollinger, who has been named the father of the child born to Kathryn Lorraine Bowers on August 23, 2011, or who claims to be the father of the child born to Kathryn Lorraine Bowser on August 23, 2011 is notified that a petition for adoption of the child was filed in the office of Kosciusko County Superior Court 1, 121 North Lake Street, Warsaw, Indiana.
If Charles Douglas Zollinger seeks to contest the adoption of the child, he must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10-1 in the above-named court not later than 30 days after the date of service of this notice.
If Charles Douglas Zollinger does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after service of this motion, the above court will hear and determine the petition for adoption. His consent will be irrevocably implied, and he will lose his right to contest either the adoption or the validity of his implied consent to the adoption. he will lose his right to establish his paternity of the child, by affidavit or otherwise, in Indiana or any other jurisdiction.
Nothing Katherine Lorraine Bowser or anyone else says to Charles Douglas Zollinger 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 under the laws of Indiana regarding adoption.
This notice complies with IC 31-19-4-5 but does not exhaustively set forth a putative father's legal obligation under Indiana adoption statues. A person being serviced with this notice should consult the Indiana adoption statues.
