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2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 14. Parenting Time Following Determination of Paternity › 31-14-14-6. Submissions to the Court; Court Requests for Information

Sec. 6. (a) If a person files a petition to establish or modify parenting time with a child, any person who:
(1) is a party to the parenting time proceeding; and
(2) has knowledge that:
(A) a party to the parenting time proceeding has been determined to be a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;
(B) the child named in the petition has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;
(C) the child named in the petition has been determined to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34; or
(D) the child named in the petition has been involved in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8;
shall submit to the court in writing under seal that a party to the parenting time proceeding is a person described in subdivision (2)(A) or the child named in the petition is a child described in subdivision (2)(B), (2)(C), or (2)(D).
(b) A court reviewing a petition to establish or modify parenting time may request information from the department of child services regarding a petition or proceeding described in subsection (a)(2). The department shall provide a response under seal to the court's request for information not later than ten (10) days after the department receives the court's request for the information.
As added by P.L.239-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 15. Temporary Restraining Orders and Permanent Injunctions Against Custodial Parents › 31-14-15-1. Parenting Time Rights; Permanent Injunction Against Custodial Parent

Sec. 1. A noncustodial parent who:
(1) has been granted parenting time rights with a child who lives with the custodial parent;
(2) regularly pays support ordered by a court for the child; and
(3) is barred by a custodial parent from exercising parenting time rights ordered for the noncustodial parent and the child;
may file, in the court that has jurisdiction over the paternity action, an application for an injunction against the custodial parent under Rule 65 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.1(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.68-2005, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 15. Temporary Restraining Orders and Permanent Injunctions Against Custodial Parents › 31-14-15-2. Parenting Time Rights; Temporary Restraining Order Against Custodial Parent

Sec. 2. (a) If:
(1) an application for an injunction is filed under this chapter (or IC 31-6-6.1-12.1 before its repeal); and
(2) the noncustodial parent submits an affidavit as described in subsection (b);
the court may grant, without notice, a temporary restraining order restraining the custodial parent from further violation of the parenting time order.
(b) In the affidavit, the noncustodial parent shall state under penalties for perjury:
(1) that the noncustodial parent has been granted parenting time rights with the child; and
(2) that the noncustodial parent regularly pays the support ordered by a court for the child.
(c) The court shall hold a hearing upon the restraining order at the earliest convenience of the court.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.1(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.68-2005, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 15. Temporary Restraining Orders and Permanent Injunctions Against Custodial Parents › 31-14-15-3. Security

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to an order under IC 31-14-13-6.5 or IC 31-14-14-2.5.
(b) A court may not require an applicant for a temporary restraining order or an injunction under this chapter (or IC 31-6-6.1-12.1 before its repeal) to give security.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.1(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.171-2001, SEC.6; P.L.207-2013, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 15. Temporary Restraining Orders and Permanent Injunctions Against Custodial Parents › 31-14-15-4. Remedies for Contempt

Sec. 4. A court that finds a violation without justifiable cause by a custodial parent of an injunction or a temporary restraining order issued under this chapter (or IC 31-6-6.1-12.1 before its repeal):
(1) shall find the custodial parent in contempt of court;
(2) shall order the exercise of parenting time that was not exercised due to the violation under this section (or IC 31-6-6.1-12.1(e) before its repeal) at a time the court considers compatible with the schedules of the noncustodial parent and the child;
(3) may order payment by the custodial parent of reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses to the noncustodial parent; and
(4) may order the custodial parent to perform community restitution or service without compensation in a manner specified by the court.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.1(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.32-2000, SEC.17; P.L.68-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 15. Temporary Restraining Orders and Permanent Injunctions Against Custodial Parents › 31-14-15-5. Additional Remedies

Sec. 5. The remedies in this chapter are in addition to and do not limit other civil or criminal remedies available to the noncustodial parent.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.1(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-1. Protective Order; Procedure

Sec. 1. A parent may request a court to issue a protective order against the other parent to prevent domestic or family violence at any time after a final decree of paternity is issued under this article (or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal) if the parties have an unemancipated child. The parent must file a petition under IC 34-26-5 in the court in which the case is pending, and the court may not require the moving party to give security. If the petitioner requests an ex parte protective order, the court shall immediately:
(1) review the request; and
(2) if required, set a hearing;
under IC 34-26-5. The procedure and law for a proceeding under this section are controlled by IC 34-26-5.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.26; P.L.221-2003, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-2. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.171-2001, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-3. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-4. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-5. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-6. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-7. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 16. Protective Orders › 31-14-16-8. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-12.5(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 17. Expenses of Childbirth › 31-14-17-1. Expenses of Mother's Pregnancy and Childbirth

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2024. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2024.
Sec. 1. The court shall order the father to pay at least fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable and necessary expenses of the mother's pregnancy and childbirth, including the cost of:
(1) prenatal care;
(2) delivery;
(3) hospitalization; and
(4) postnatal care.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-17.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 17. Expenses of Childbirth › 31-14-17-1-b. Expenses of Mother's Pregnancy and Childbirth

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2024.
Sec. 1. The court shall order the father to pay at least fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and childbirth, including the cost of:
(1) prenatal care;
(2) delivery;
(3) hospitalization;
(4) other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the child's birth;
(5) postpartum expenses; and
(6) postnatal care.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-17.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.10; P.L.119-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 18. Court Costs › 31-14-18-1. Expenses of Medical Tests

Sec. 1. The court may tax as costs the reasonable expenses of any medical tests authorized under IC 31-14-6 (or IC 31-6-6.1-8 before its repeal).
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-18(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 18. Court Costs › 31-14-18-2. Costs of Maintaining Action and Attorney's Fees

Sec. 2. (a) The court may order a party to pay:
(1) a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining an action under this article; and
(2) a reasonable amount for attorney's fees, including amounts for legal services provided and costs incurred, before the commencement of the proceedings or after entry of judgment.
(b) The court may order the amount to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's name.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, neither costs nor attorney's fees may be taxed against an agency or the agency's agents that is authorized to maintain proceedings under this article by Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 through 669) and IC 31-25-4-17.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-18(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 19. Paternity Determination by Foreign Jurisdiction › 31-14-19-1. Full Faith and Credit to Paternity Determination by Foreign Jurisdiction

Sec. 1. A court or Title IV-D agency shall give full faith and credit to a paternity determination made by another state or foreign jurisdiction regardless of whether the determination is made through:
(1) a voluntary acknowledgment; or
(2) a judicial or an administrative process.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-20.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 20. Registration With Putative Father Registry › 31-14-20-1. Duty to Register

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a man whose paternity is established under this article (or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal) before the filing of a petition to adopt the man's child.
(b) A man who files or is a party to a paternity action under this article shall register with the putative father registry under IC 31-19-5 within the period provided under IC 31-19-5-12.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 20. Registration With Putative Father Registry › 31-14-20-2. Failure to Register; Effect on Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings

Sec. 2. (a) A man who fails to register with the putative father registry as required by section 1 of this chapter waives the right to notice of an adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action:
(1) if the adoption is filed before the man establishes paternity; and
(2) in which the child's mother does not disclose to an attorney or agency arranging the adoption the name or address of the child's putative father.
(b) A waiver under this section constitutes the man's irrevocably implied consent to the child's adoption.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-1. Applicability of Ic 31-14-21-1 Through Ic 31-14-21-7

Sec. 1. Sections 1 through 7 of this chapter apply if a man who files or is a party to a paternity action under this article (or IC 31-6-6.1 before its repeal) is served with notice, or informed in any other manner, of a pending or potential adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.203-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-2. Nonapplicability of Ic 31-14-21-1 Through Ic 31-14-21-7

Sec. 2. Sections 1 through 7 of this chapter do not apply to a man whose paternity of a child is established before the filing of a petition to adopt the man's child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-3. Putative Father's Notice of Paternity Action; Notice to Attorney or Agency in Adoption Proceedings

Sec. 3. A putative father shall give notice of the paternity action to an attorney or agency that serves the putative father with notice as described in section 1(1) of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-4. Putative Father's Notice of Paternity Action; Notice to Clerk Having Jurisdiction Over Adoption

Sec. 4. A putative father who has not been served with notice of a paternity action as described in section 1(1) of this chapter but knows:
(1) that an adoption has been filed; and
(2) the court in which the adoption is pending;
shall serve the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the adoption with notice of the paternity action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-5. Content of Notice

Sec. 5. The notice required by sections 3 and 4 of this chapter must include:
(1) the name of the court;
(2) the cause number; and
(3) the date of filing;
of the paternity action.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-6. Failure to Provide Notice; Intervention by Adoptive Parents

Sec. 6. If:
(1) a putative father fails to provide notice under section 3 or 4 of this chapter; and
(2) the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene;
the court with jurisdiction over the paternity action shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under Rule 24 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure as described in section 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-7. Failure to Provide Notice; Vacation of Paternity Determination; Intervention by Adoptive Parents

Sec. 7. If the court has already established the paternity of a father who fails to provide notice under section 3 or 4 of this chapter and the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene, the court shall:
(1) set aside the paternity determination to reinstate the paternity action; and
(2) allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene as described in section 6 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.1(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-8. Intervention by Adoptive Parents; Purposes of Intervention; Objections to Errors in Paternity Proceedings

Sec. 8. (a) If:
(1) an adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action is pending; and
(2) the prospective adoptive parents file a motion to intervene;
the court having jurisdiction over the paternity action under this article shall allow the prospective adoptive parents to intervene in the paternity action under Rule 24 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
(b) The prospective adoptive parents may intervene under this section solely for purposes of:
(1) receiving notice of the paternity proceedings; and
(2) attempting to ensure that the putative father's paternity is not established unless the putative father is the child's biological father.
(c) A prospective adoptive parent may object to any error that occurs during the paternity proceedings.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2(f).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-9. Duty of Court With Jurisdiction to Establish Paternity Within Period Prescribed by Chapter

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, if a court presiding over a paternity action under this article knows of:
(1) a pending adoption of a child who is the subject of the paternity action; and
(2) the court in which the adoption is pending;
the court having jurisdiction over the paternity action shall establish a child's paternity within the period prescribed by this chapter.
(b) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, the court shall conduct an initial hearing not more than thirty (30) days after:
(1) the filing of the paternity petition; or
(2) the birth of the child;
whichever occurs later.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.3; P.L.61-2003, SEC.1; P.L.58-2009, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-9.1. Duty of Court to Order Blood or Genetic Testing

Sec. 9.1. (a) Except as provided under section 13 of this chapter and subject to IC 31-19-2-14, at the initial hearing held under section 9 of this chapter, the court shall order all the parties to the paternity action to undergo blood or genetic testing.
(b) If the alleged father is unable to pay for the initial costs of the testing, the court shall order that the tests be paid by the Indiana department of health from putative father registry fees collected under IC 31-19-2-8(2). The Indiana department of health may recover costs from an individual found to be the biological father of the child in the action.
As added by P.L.200-1999, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.6; P.L.56-2023, SEC.262.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-9.2. Final Hearing to Determine Paternity and Ruling

Sec. 9.2. Subject to IC 31-19-2-14 and section 13 of this chapter, not later than ninety (90) days after the initial hearing held under section 9 of this chapter, the court shall conduct a final hearing to determine paternity. Not more than fourteen (14) days after the final hearing, the court shall issue its ruling in the paternity action.
As added by P.L.200-1999, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.58-2009, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-10. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-11. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-12. Repealed

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-6.1-2.2(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.200-1999, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 14. Family Law: Establishment of Paternity › Chapter 21. Requirements When Adoption Pending for Child Who Is Subject of Paternity Action › 31-14-21-13. Stay Proceedings in Paternity Action

Sec. 13. Upon notice that a court in which an adoption is pending has assumed jurisdiction of a paternity action under IC 31-19-2-14, the court in which the paternity action was pending shall stay all proceedings in the paternity action until further order from the court in which the adoption is pending.
As added by P.L.58-2009, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 31-15-1-1. Construction and Application of Article

Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote the purposes and policies of this article.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 31-15-1-2. Purposes and Policies of Article

Sec. 2. The purposes and policies of this article are as follows:
(1) To abolish the existing grounds for absolute and limited divorce and to provide as the basis for dissolution of marriage:
(A) irretrievable breakdown of the marriage;
(B) the conviction of either party, subsequent to the marriage, of a felony;
(C) impotence existing at the time of the marriage; and
(D) incurable insanity of either party for a period of at least two (2) years.
(2) To provide for the appropriate procedures for the dissolution of marriage.
(3) To provide for the disposition of property, child support, and child custody.
(4) To provide for separation agreements.
(5) To provide for a temporary legal separation.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-1(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-1. Applicability of Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure

Sec. 1. Proceedings under this article must comply with the Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(e) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-2. Cause of Action Established

Sec. 2. A cause of action for dissolution of marriage is established.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-3(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-3. Grounds for Decree

Sec. 3. Dissolution of marriage shall be decreed upon a finding by a court of one (1) of the following grounds and no other ground:
(1) Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
(2) The conviction of either of the parties, subsequent to the marriage, of a felony.
(3) Impotence, existing at the time of the marriage.
(4) Incurable insanity of either party for a period of at least two (2) years.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-3(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-4. Caption

Sec. 4. A proceeding for dissolution of marriage is commenced by the filing of a petition entitled, "In Re the marriage of _________ and __________."
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-5. Verified Petition; Averments; Guardian Filing Petition

Sec. 5. (a) A petition for dissolution of marriage must:
(1) be verified; and
(2) set forth the following:
(A) The residence of each party and the length of residence in the state and county.
(B) The date of the marriage.
(C) The date on which the parties separated.
(D) The name, age, and address of:
(i) any living child less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(ii) any incapacitated child;
of the marriage and whether the wife is pregnant.
(E) The grounds for dissolution of the marriage.
(F) The relief sought.
(G) If a guardian of an incapacitated person is filing the petition for dissolution of marriage on behalf of the incapacitated person, the name and address of the guardian.
(H) Whether either party is a lifetime sex or violent offender.
(b) If a guardian of an incapacitated person files a petition for dissolution of a marriage on behalf of the incapacitated person, the guardian shall file with the petition a copy of the court order granting authority to petition for dissolution of marriage described in IC 29-3-9-12.2.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.13; P.L.244-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-6. Residence; Filing in County of Guardian's Residence

Sec. 6. (a) At the time of the filing of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties must have been:
(1) a resident of Indiana; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within Indiana;
for six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), at the time of the filing of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties must have been:
(1) a resident of the county; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within the county;
where the petition is filed for three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
(c) If a court has authorized a guardian to file a petition under section 4 of this chapter on behalf of an incapacitated person under IC 29-3-9-12.2, the guardian may file the petition for dissolution in the guardian's county of residence if the guardian has resided in that county for at least three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-6(a) part, (b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-7. Venue; Legal Separation Proceeding Pending or Order in Effect; Disposition

Sec. 7. (a) A petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage must be filed in the court in which:
(1) a legal separation proceeding is pending; or
(2) a provisional order or decree for legal separation is in effect;
if the petition for legal separation was filed before the petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage.
(b) If a petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage under section 4 of this chapter is filed while a provisional order or decree for legal separation is in effect, the procedure for dissolution of marriage continues. The provisional order or decree for legal separation remains in effect only:
(1) until the effective date of the provisional order on the petition or counter petition for dissolution; or
(2) until the provisional order or decree for legal separation expires;
whichever occurs first.
(c) The court shall dismiss a petition for legal separation if, at the time the petition for dissolution is filed, neither:
(1) a provisional order; nor
(2) a decree for legal separation;
has been granted.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8.5.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-8. Service of Petition and Summons

Sec. 8. Whenever a petition is filed, a copy of the petition, including a copy of a summons, shall be served upon the other party to the marriage in the same manner as service of summons in civil actions generally.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-5 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-9. Responsive Pleading or Counter Petition

Sec. 9. A responsive pleading or a counter petition may be filed under this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-10. Final Hearing

Sec. 10. Except as provided in sections 13 and 14 of this chapter, in an action for a dissolution of marriage under section 2 of this chapter, a final hearing shall be conducted not earlier than sixty (60) days after the filing of the petition.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-11. Final Hearing; Action for Legal Separation Pending When Action for Dissolution of Marriage Filed

Sec. 11. If a petition has been filed in an action for legal separation under IC 31-15-3-2 (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(c) before its repeal), a final hearing on a petition or counter petition subsequently filed in an action for dissolution of marriage under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(a) before its repeal) may be held at any time after sixty (60) days after the petition in an action for legal separation under IC 31-15-3-2 has been filed.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-12. Motion to Dismiss by Party Who Filed Action; Counter Petition; Hearing

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if a party who filed an action for dissolution of marriage under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(a) before its repeal) files a motion to dismiss the action.
(b) A party that files an action shall serve each other party to the action with a copy of the motion.
(c) A party to the action may file a counter petition under section 2 of this chapter not later than five (5) days after the filing of the motion to dismiss. If a party files a counter petition under this subsection, the court shall set the petition and counter petition for final hearing not earlier than sixty (60) days after the initial petition was filed.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8.1.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-13. Summary Dissolution Decree

Sec. 13. At least sixty (60) days after a petition is filed in an action for dissolution of marriage under section 2 of this chapter, the court may enter a summary dissolution decree without holding a final hearing under this chapter if there have been filed with the court verified pleadings, signed by both parties, containing:
(1) a written waiver of final hearing; and
(2) either:
(A) a statement that there are no contested issues in the action; or
(B) a written agreement made in accordance with section 17 of this chapter that settles any contested issues between the parties.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-14. Bifurcation of Issues; Summary Disposition Orders

Sec. 14. (a) The court may bifurcate the issues in an action for dissolution of marriage filed under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(a) before its repeal) to provide for a summary disposition of uncontested issues and a final hearing of contested issues. The court may enter a summary disposition order under this section upon the filing with the court of verified pleadings, signed by both parties, containing:
(1) a written waiver of a final hearing in the matter of:
(A) uncontested issues specified in the waiver; or
(B) contested issues specified in the waiver upon which the parties have reached an agreement;
(2) a written agreement made in accordance with section 17 of this chapter pertaining to contested issues settled by the parties; and
(3) a statement:
(A) specifying contested issues remaining between the parties; and
(B) requesting the court to order a final hearing as to contested issues to be held under this chapter.
(b) The court shall include in a summary disposition order entered under this section a date for a final hearing of contested issues.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-15. Final Hearing; Evidence; Dissolution Decree; Continuance; Motion for Dissolution

Sec. 15. (a) At the final hearing on a petition for dissolution of marriage the court shall consider evidence, including agreements and verified pleadings filed with the court. If the court finds that the material allegations of the petition are true, the court:
(1) shall enter a dissolution decree as provided in section 16 of this chapter; or
(2) if the court finds that there is a reasonable possibility of reconciliation, may continue the matter and order the parties to seek reconciliation through any available counseling.
(b) At any time forty-five (45) days after the date of a continuance:
(1) either party may move for the dissolution of the marriage; and
(2) the court may enter a dissolution decree as provided in section 16 of this chapter.
(c) If no motion for the dissolution is filed, the matter shall be, automatically and without further action by the court, dismissed after the expiration of ninety (90) days from the date of continuance.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-16. Dissolution Decree; Scope; Finality; Remarriage Pending Appeal

Sec. 16. (a) The court shall enter a dissolution decree:
(1) when the court has made the findings required by section 15 of this chapter; or
(2) upon the filing of pleadings under section 13 of this chapter.
The decree may include orders as provided for in this article.
(b) A dissolution decree is final when entered, subject to the right of appeal.
(c) An appeal from the provisions of a dissolution decree that does not challenge the findings as to the dissolution of the marriage does not delay the finality of the provision of the decree that dissolves the marriage, so that the parties may remarry pending appeal.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-9(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-17. Agreements

Sec. 17. (a) To promote the amicable settlements of disputes that have arisen or may arise between the parties to a marriage attendant upon the dissolution of their marriage, the parties may agree in writing to provisions for:
(1) the maintenance of either of the parties;
(2) the disposition of any property owned by either or both of the parties;
(3) the custody and support of the children of the parties; and
(4) the relocation of the children of the parties.
(b) In an action for dissolution of marriage:
(1) the terms of the agreement, if approved by the court, shall be incorporated and merged into the decree and the parties shall be ordered to perform the terms; or
(2) the court may make provisions for:
(A) the disposition of property;
(B) child support;
(C) maintenance; and
(D) custody;
as provided in this title.
(c) The disposition of property settled by an agreement described in subsection (a) and incorporated and merged into the decree is not subject to subsequent modification by the court, except as the agreement prescribes or the parties subsequently consent.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.186-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-18. Name Change of Woman

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a lifetime sex or violent offender.
(b) A woman who desires the restoration of her maiden or previous married name must set out the name she desires to be restored to her in her petition for dissolution as part of the relief sought. The court shall grant the name change upon entering the decree of dissolution.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-18.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.244-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 2. Actions for Dissolution of Marriage › 31-15-2-19. Name Change by Lifetime Sex or Violent Offender

Sec. 19. (a) This section applies to a lifetime sex or violent offender.
(b) The court may not issue an order restoring the previous married or unmarried name of a lifetime sex or violent offender unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The lifetime sex or violent offender sets out the name the offender wishes to be restored.
(2) The lifetime sex or violent offender provides written notice of intent to restore the previous married or unmarried name to the local law enforcement authority in the:
(A) county of conviction; and
(B) county where the person resides.
(c) Upon proof that the notice described in subsection (b)(2) has been properly served, the court shall grant the petition to restore the previous name.
(d) Nothing in this section limits, alters, or affects the authority of the court to enter a dissolution decree as provided in this chapter.
As added by P.L.244-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-1. Applicability of Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure

Sec. 1. Proceedings under this article must comply with the Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(e) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-2. Cause of Action Established

Sec. 2. A cause of action for legal separation is established.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-3(c) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-3. Findings Required for Decree

Sec. 3. Legal separation shall be decreed upon a finding by a court:
(1) that conditions in or circumstances of the marriage make it currently intolerable for both parties to live together; and
(2) that the marriage should be maintained.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-3(c) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-4. Caption; Verified Petition; Averments; Guardian Filing Petition

Sec. 4. (a) A proceeding for legal separation is commenced by the filing of a petition entitled, "In Re the legal separation of _________ and _________". The petition must:
(1) be verified; and
(2) set forth the following:
(A) The residence of each party and the length of residence in the state and county.
(B) The date of the marriage.
(C) The date on which the parties separated.
(D) The names, ages, and addresses of:
(i) any living child less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(ii) any incapacitated child;
of the marriage and whether the wife is pregnant.
(E) The grounds for legal separation.
(F) The relief sought.
(G) If a guardian of an incapacitated person is filing the petition for legal separation on behalf of the incapacitated person, the name and address of the guardian.
(b) If a guardian of an incapacitated person files a petition for legal separation on behalf of the incapacitated person, the guardian shall file with the petition a copy of the court order granting authority to petition for legal separation described in IC 29-3-9-12.2.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-5. Dissolution of Marriage Action; Provisional Order or Decree as Bar to Legal Separation Proceeding

Sec. 5. A proceeding may not be commenced under section 4 of this chapter if:
(1) an action for dissolution of marriage filed under IC 31-15-2-4 (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(a) before its repeal) is pending; or
(2) a provisional order or decree based on a petition for dissolution of marriage filed under IC 31-15-2-4 (or IC 31-1-11.5-3(a) before its repeal) has been granted.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-6. Residence; Filing in County of Guardian's Residence

Sec. 6. (a) At the time of the filing of a petition for legal separation under section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties must have been:
(1) a resident of Indiana; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within Indiana;
for six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of each petition.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), at the time of the filing of a petition for legal separation under section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties must have been:
(1) a resident of the county; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within the county;
where the petition is filed for three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
(c) If a court has authorized a guardian to file a petition for legal separation under section 4 of this chapter on behalf of an incapacitated person under IC 29-3-9-12.2, the guardian may file the petition in the guardian's county of residence if the guardian has resided in that county for at least three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-6(a) part, (b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-7. Service of Petition and Summons

Sec. 7. Whenever a petition is filed, a copy of the petition, including a copy of a summons, shall be served upon the other party to the marriage in the same manner as service of summons in civil actions generally.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-5 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 15. Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation › Chapter 3. Actions for Legal Separation › 31-15-3-8. Responsive Pleading or Counter Petition

Sec. 8. A responsive pleading or a counter petition may be filed under this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.