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IN Code § 31-10-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-1. Purpose of Recodification Act

Sec. 1. The purpose of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly is to recodify prior family law and juvenile law in a style that is clear, concise, and easy to interpret and apply. Except to the extent that:(1) the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly is amended to reflect the changes made in a provision of another bill that adds to, amends, or repeals a provision in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly; or(2) the minutes of meetings of the code revision commission during 1996 expressly indicate a different purpose;the substantive operation and effect of the prior family law and juvenile law continue uninterrupted as if the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly had not been enacted.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-2. Statutory Construction

Sec. 2. Subject to section 1 of this chapter, sections 3 through 8 of this chapter shall be applied to the statutory construction of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-3. Effect on Existing Rights and Liabilities

Sec. 3. (a) The recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly does not affect:(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;(2) any penalties incurred;(3) any violations committed;(4) any proceedings begun;(5) any bonds, notes, loans, or other forms of indebtedness issued, incurred, or made;(6) any tax levies made or authorized;(7) any funds established;(8) any patents issued;(9) the validity, continuation, or termination of any contracts or leases executed;(10) the validity, continuation, scope, termination, suspension, or revocation of:(A) permits;(B) licenses;(C) certificates of registration;(D) grants of authority; or(E) limitations of authority; or(11) the validity of court decisions entered regarding the constitutionality of any provision of the prior family law and juvenile law;before the effective date of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly (July 1, 1997). Those rights, liabilities, penalties, offenses, proceedings, bonds, notes, loans, other forms of indebtedness, tax levies, funds, patents, contracts, leases, permits, licenses, certificates of registration, grants of authority, or limitations of authority continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior family law and juvenile law as if the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly had not been enacted.(b) The recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly does not:(1) extend, or cause to expire, a permit, license, certificate of registration, or other grant or limitation of authority; or(2) in any way affect the validity, scope, or status of a license, permit, certificate of registration, or other grant or limitation of authority;issued under the prior family law and juvenile law.(c) The recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly does not affect the revocation, limitation, or suspension of a permit, license, certificate of registration, or other grant or limitation of authority based in whole or in part on violations of the prior family law and juvenile law or the rules adopted under the prior family law and juvenile law.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-4. Recodification of Prior Family Law and Juvenile Law

Sec. 4. The recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior family law and juvenile law. Except as provided in section 1(1) and 1(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly would result in a substantive change in the prior family law and juvenile law, the difference shall be construed as a typographical, spelling, or other clerical error that must be corrected by:(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or other matters of style in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly; or(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result in a substantive change in the law. The principle of statutory construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of an act if the literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply to the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly to the extent that the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly is not substantively identical to the prior family law and juvenile law.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-5. References to Repealed or Replaced Statutes

Sec. 5. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated after the effective date of the new provision as a reference to the new provision.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-6. References to Provisions of Recodification Act

Sec. 6. A citation reference in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly to another provision of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated as including a reference to the provision of prior family law and juvenile law that is substantively equivalent to the provision of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly that is referred to by the citation reference.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-7. References to Rules

Sec. 7. (a) As used in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly, a reference to rules adopted under any provision of this title or under any other provision of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly refers to either:(1) rules adopted under the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly; or(2) rules adopted under the prior family law and juvenile law until those rules have been amended, repealed, or superseded.(b) Rules adopted under the prior family law and juvenile law continue in effect after June 30, 1997, until the rules are amended, repealed, or suspended.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 1. Effect of the Recodification Act of the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly|31-10-1-8. References to Provisions of Prior Family Law and Juvenile Law

Sec. 8. (a) A reference in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly to a citation in the prior family law and juvenile law before its repeal is added in certain sections of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly only as an aid to the reader.(b) The inclusion or omission in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly of a reference to a citation in the prior family law and juvenile law before its repeal does not affect:(1) any rights or liabilities accrued;(2) any penalties incurred;(3) any violations committed;(4) any proceedings begun;(5) any bonds, notes, loans, or other forms of indebtedness issued, incurred, or made;(6) any tax levies made;(7) any funds established;(8) any patents issued;(9) the validity, continuation, or termination of contracts or leases executed;(10) the validity, continuation, scope, termination, suspension, or revocation of:(A) permits;(B) licenses;(C) certificates of registration;(D) grants of authority; or(E) limitations of authority; or(11) the validity of court decisions entered regarding the constitutionality of any provision of the prior family law and juvenile law;before the effective date of the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly (July 1, 1997). Those rights, liabilities, penalties, offenses, proceedings, bonds, notes, loans, other forms of indebtedness, tax levies, funds, patents, contracts, leases, licenses, permits, certificates of registration, and other grants of authority continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior family law and juvenile law as if the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly had not been enacted.(c) The inclusion or omission in the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly of a citation to a provision in the prior family law and juvenile law does not affect the use of a prior conviction, violation, or noncompliance under the prior family law and juvenile law as the basis for revocation of a license, permit, certificate of registration, or other grant of authority under the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly, as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result in a substantive change in the law.[1997 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 2. General Policy Provisions|31-10-2-1. Policy and Purpose

Sec. 1. It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this title to:(1) recognize the importance of family and children in our society, including the parenting rights of a parent, regardless of whether the parent has a disability;(2) recognize the responsibility of the state to enhance the viability of children and family in our society;(3) acknowledge the responsibility each person owes to the other;(4) strengthen family life by assisting parents to fulfill their parental obligations;(5) ensure that children within the juvenile justice system are treated as persons in need of care, protection, treatment, and rehabilitation;(6) remove children from families only when it is in the child's best interest or in the best interest of public safety;(7) provide for adoption as a viable permanency plan for children who are adjudicated children in need of services;(8) provide a juvenile justice system that protects the public by enforcing the legal obligations that children have to society and society has to children;(9) use diversionary programs when appropriate;(10) provide a judicial procedure that:(A) ensures fair hearings;(B) recognizes and enforces the legal rights of children and their parents; and(C) recognizes and enforces the accountability of children and parents;(11) promote public safety and individual accountability by the imposition of appropriate sanctions; and(12) provide a continuum of services developed in a cooperative effort by local governments and the state.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-1-1.1.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.3; P.L.146-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 31-10-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 2. General Policy Provisions|31-10-2-2. Consideration of the Best Interests of the Child

Sec. 2. For purposes of:(1) IC 31-33;(2) IC 31-34; and(3) IC 31-35;all decisions made by the department or the court shall be made in consideration of the best interests of the child or children concerned.As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 31-10-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 10. General Provisions|Chapter 2. General Policy Provisions|31-10-2-3. Rights of Persons With a Disability

Sec. 3. The right of a person with a disability to parent the person's child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability.As added by P.L.146-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 31-11-0.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 0.1. Legislative Intent|31-11-0.1-1. "Repealed Statutes"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "repealed statutes" refer to the following statutes repealed by P.L.180-1986:(1) IC 16-1-37-7.(2) IC 31-1-1.(3) IC 31-1-2.(4) IC 31-1-3.(5) IC 31-1-4.(6) IC 31-1-5.(7) IC 31-1-6.(8) IC 31-1-7.(9) IC 31-1-8.(10) IC 31-1-9.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.488.
IN Code § 31-11-0.1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 0.1. Legislative Intent|31-11-0.1-2. p.l.180-1986 Intended to Be Codification and Restatement; No Effect on Rights, Liabilities, Penalties, Violations, or Proceedings Before March 4, 1986

Sec. 2. (a) P.L.180-1986 is intended to be a codification and restatement of applicable or corresponding provisions of the repealed statutes. If P.L.180-1986 repeals and replaces a provision in the same form or in a restated form, the substantive operation and effect of that provision continue uninterrupted.(b) P.L.180-1986 does not affect any:(1) rights or liabilities accrued;(2) penalties incurred;(3) violations committed; or(4) proceedings begun;before March 4, 1986. Those rights, liabilities, penalties, offenses, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as if P.L.180-1986 had not been enacted.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.488.
IN Code § 31-11-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 1. Who May Marry|31-11-1-1. Same Sex Marriages Prohibited

Sec. 1. (a) Only a female may marry a male. Only a male may marry a female.(b) A marriage between persons of the same gender is void in Indiana even if the marriage is lawful in the place where it is solemnized.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-2.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.198-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 31-11-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 1. Who May Marry|31-11-1-2. Marriage to Close Relative Prohibited; Marriages Between Cousins; Exceptions

Sec. 2. Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if the individuals are more closely related than second cousins. However, two (2) individuals may marry each other if the individuals are:(1) first cousins; and(2) both at least sixty-five (65) years of age.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-3.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 1. Who May Marry|31-11-1-3. Bigamous Marriages Prohibited

Sec. 3. Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if either individual has a husband or wife who is alive.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-4.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 1. Who May Marry|31-11-1-4. Minimum Age for Marriage

Sec. 4. Except as provided in sections 5 and 7 of this chapter, two (2) individuals may not marry each other unless both individuals are at least eighteen (18) years of age.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-5.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.94-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 1. Who May Marry|31-11-1-5. Marriage of Individual 16 or 17 Years of Age

Sec. 5. Two (2) individuals may marry each other if:(1) both individuals are at least sixteen (16) years of age;(2) one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age;(3) each individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age:(A) has been granted an order by a juvenile court under section 7 of this chapter granting the individual approval to marry and completely emancipating the individual; and(B) not earlier than fifteen (15) days after the issuance of the order described in clause (A), presents to the clerk of the circuit court an application for a marriage license accompanied by:(i) a certified copy of the order; and(ii) a certificate of completion of any premarital counseling required under the order; and(4) the individuals are not prohibited from marrying each other for a reason set forth in this article.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-6.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.94-2020, SEC.4.
IN Code § 31-11-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a premarital agreement executed on or after July 1, 1995.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-1.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-2. "Premarital Agreement" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses that:(1) is executed in contemplation of marriage; and(2) becomes effective upon marriage.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-3. "Property" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real and personal property, including income and earnings.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-3 part.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-4. Agreement Must Be in Writing; Consideration Not Required

Sec. 4. A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. The agreement is enforceable without consideration.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-4.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-5. Content; Child Support Unaffected

Sec. 5. (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with each other regarding the following matters:(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located.(2) The right to:(A) buy;(B) sell;(C) use;(D) exchange;(E) abandon;(F) lease;(G) consume;(H) expend;(I) assign;(J) create a security interest in;(K) mortgage;(L) encumber;(M) dispose of; or(N) otherwise manage and control;property.(3) The disposition of property upon:(A) legal separation;(B) dissolution of marriage;(C) death; or(D) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.(4) The modification or elimination of spousal maintenance.(5) The making of:(A) a will;(B) a trust; or(C) other arrangement;to carry out the provisions of the agreement.(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of a death benefit from a life insurance policy.(7) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement.(8) Any other matter not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty, including the personal rights and obligations of the parties.(b) A premarital agreement may not adversely affect the right of a child to support.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-5.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-6. Effective Date

Sec. 6. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-6.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-7. Amendment or Revocation Must Be in Writing; Consideration Not Required

Sec. 7. After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is enforceable without consideration.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-7.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-8. Enforceability of Agreement

Sec. 8. (a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if a party against whom enforcement is sought proves that:(1) the party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or(2) the agreement was unconscionable when the agreement was executed.(b) If:(1) a provision of a premarital agreement modifies or eliminates spousal maintenance; and(2) the modification or elimination causes one (1) party to the agreement extreme hardship under circumstances not reasonably foreseeable at the time of the execution of the agreement;a court, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, may require the other party to provide spousal maintenance to the extent necessary to avoid extreme hardship.(c) A court shall decide an issue of unconscionability of a premarital agreement as a matter of law.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-8.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
IN Code § 31-11-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 11. Family Law: Marriage|Chapter 3. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|31-11-3-9. Effect of Void Marriage

Sec. 9. If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-2.5-9.]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.