Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if: (1) the parent who is entitled to receive child support; and (2) the parent who is ordered to pay child support; are both present in Indiana. (b) The parent who is entitled to receive child support may register a child support order issued by…

Sec. 13. If a court finds that a person who holds or has applied for an employee's permit issued under IC 7.1-3-18-9(a)(3) is delinquent (as defined in IC 31-25-4-2) as a result of an intentional violation of an order for child support, the court shall issue an order to the alcoh…

Sec. 14. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), in any subsequent child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the party by a prosecuting attorney, private attorney, or p…

Sec. 2. The court may, upon a request by the person or agency entitled to receive child support payments, order interest charges of not more than one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month to be paid on any delinquent child support payment. The person or agency may apply for int…

Sec. 3. (a) The obligation of a person to pay child support arrearages does not terminate when the person's duty to support a child ceases under IC 31-16-6-6 (or IC 31-1-11.5-12(e) before its repeal). The statutes applicable to the collection of child support obligations are appl…

Sec. 4. Upon application to the court for enforcement of an order for support, the court may: (1) enforce a judgment created under IC 31-16-16-2 (or IC 31-2-11-8 before its repeal) against the person obligated to pay support; (2) issue an income withholding order as provided in I…

Sec. 5. The enforcement remedies provided under this chapter are in addition to other remedies available for collecting delinquent support. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-13(h).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.

Sec. 6. (a) If the court finds that a party is delinquent as a result of an intentional violation of an order for support, the court may find the party in contempt of court. If an action or request to enforce payment of a child support arrearage is commenced not later than ten (1…

Sec. 6.5. (a) If a party fails to respond to an order to show cause issued under section 6(c) of this chapter by the date and time specified in the order to show cause, the court may issue a bench warrant for the party to be arrested and brought to the court to respond to the ord…

Sec. 7. If a court finds that a person is delinquent (as defined in IC 31-25-4-2) as a result of an intentional violation of an order for support, the court shall issue an order to the bureau of motor vehicles: (1) stating that the person is delinquent; and (2) ordering the follo…

Sec. 8. If a court finds that a person who is an applicant (as defined in IC 25-1-1.2-1), a practitioner (as defined in IC 25-1-1.2-6), an attorney, or a licensed teacher is delinquent (as defined in IC 31-25-4-2) as a result of an intentional violation of an order for support, t…

Sec. 9. If a court finds that a person who holds a license issued under IC 4-31-6, IC 4-33, or IC 4-35 is delinquent (as defined in IC 31-25-4-2) as a result of an intentional violation of an order for child support, the court shall issue an order to: (1) the Indiana horse racing…

Sec. 1. For each adoption and for each annulment or revocation of adoption decreed by an Indiana court, the clerk of the court shall prepare a record on a form prescribed and furnished by the Indiana department of health. The record must include the following: (1) All facts neces…

Sec. 2. (a) The official decree of each: (1) adoption; or (2) annulment or revocation of adoption; that is provided to the clerk of the circuit court for the official order book record must set forth all pertinent information that is necessary to make possible the establishment o…

Sec. 3. Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the Indiana department of health records of decrees of: (1) adoption; or (2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption; entered in the preceding month, together with related…

Sec. 3.5. The Indiana department of health may not process a birth certificate with respect to a record for adoption that the Indiana department of health receives under this chapter unless the following has occurred regarding the adoption: (1) The adoption history fee and the pu…

Sec. 4. (a) When the Indiana department of health receives from a court a record of: (1) adoption; or (2) annulment, revocation, or amendment of adoption; for an individual born outside of Indiana, the Indiana department of health shall forward the record to the appropriate regis…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "record" includes the following: (1) A court document. (2) A medical record. (3) A social or medical history. (4) A photograph. (5) Correspondence being held for the benefit of: (A) a birth parent; (B) a person who was adopted; (C) an adoptive…

Sec. 1. If the procedures under IC 31-32-13 are followed, the juvenile court may authorize mental or physical examinations, including drug and alcohol screens, or treatment under the following circumstances: (1) If the court has not authorized the filing of a petition but a physi…

Sec. 2. (a) The juvenile court may order temporary confinement for not more than fourteen (14) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, to complete the mental or physical examination of a child. (b) This section does not authorize a commitment under IC 12-26. [Pre-…

Sec. 3. Whenever an emergency has passed or whenever medical care is no longer necessary under section 1(2) of this chapter, the child shall be returned to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian unless: (1) a petition has been filed; and (2) the court has determined under IC …

Sec. 4. This chapter is in addition to, is not limited by, and does not limit IC 16-36-3. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-12(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. A finding by a juvenile court that a child committed a delinquent act, or that an adult committed a crime must be based upon proof beyond a reasonable doubt. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. Except as provided in IC 31-35-2-4.5(d), a finding in a proceeding to terminate parental rights must be based upon clear and convincing evidence. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. A finding not covered by section 1 or 2 of this chapter must be based upon a preponderance of the evidence. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. A rebuttable presumption is raised that the child is a child in need of services because of an act or omission of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if the state introduces competent evidence of probative value that: (1) the child has been injured; (2) at the time…

Sec. 4.5. (a) There is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if the state establishes that the child lives in the same household as an adult who: (1) committed an offense described in IC 31-34-1-2, IC 31-34-1-3, or IC 31-34-1-3.5 against a child and…

Sec. 4.6. (a) There is a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if the court finds that the child lives in the same household as an adult who is subject to an order requiring the adult to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation u…

Sec. 5. Evidence that a prior or subsequent act or omission by a parent, guardian, or custodian injured or neglected a child is admissible in proceedings alleging that a child is a child in need of services to show the following: (1) Intent, guilty knowledge, the absence of mista…

Sec. 6. Neither: (1) the physician-patient privilege; nor (2) the husband-wife privilege; is grounds for excluding evidence in a proceeding in which the child is alleged to be a child in need of services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, S…

Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of an assessment by the department, if: (1) a parent, guardian, or custodian had care, custody, and control of the child immediately before the child died; (2) a law enforcement officer or an employee of the department had probable cause to believe the pa…

Sec. 8. A court may find that a child is not a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1-1 if the court finds, based on credible evidence presented by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, that the parent, guardian, or custodian: (1) is financially unable to supply the chi…

Sec. 9. If: (1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing: (A) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5); (B) strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9); or (C) neglect of a dependent un…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a child alleged to be a delinquent child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-13(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 10. If a child is emancipated: (1) under IC 31-37-19-27; (2) by virtue of having married; or (3) in accordance with the laws of another state or jurisdiction; it is only necessary for the child to consent to the factfinding hearing or the dispositional hearing described in s…

Sec. 2. (a) The juvenile court shall hold an initial hearing on each petition. (b) The juvenile court shall set a time for the initial hearing. A summons shall be issued for the following: (1) The child. (2) The child's parent, guardian, custodian, or guardian ad litem. (3) Any o…

Sec. 3. (a) Before complying with the other requirements of this section, the juvenile court shall first determine whether counsel has been: (1) waived under IC 31-32-5; or (2) previously obtained. (b) If counsel has not been waived or previously obtained, the juvenile court shal…

Sec. 4. The court shall next determine whether the prosecuting attorney intends to seek a waiver of jurisdiction under IC 31-30-3. If a waiver is sought, the court: (1) may not accept an admission or a denial of the allegations from the child under section 9 of this chapter; and …

Sec. 5. The juvenile court shall inform the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, if the person is present, of the following: (1) The nature of the allegations against the child. (2) The child's right to the following: (A) Be represented by counsel. (B) Have a spe…

Sec. 6. The juvenile court shall inform the parent or guardian of the estate of the following if a child is adjudicated a delinquent child: (1) The parent, guardian, or custodian of the child may be required to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for th…

Sec. 7. (a) If: (1) the prosecuting attorney has not requested that the juvenile court waive the court's jurisdiction; or (2) a waiver has been requested and denied; the juvenile court shall determine whether a child admits or denies the allegations of a petition. (b) A failure t…

Sec. 8. If a child admits the allegations of a petition, the juvenile court shall do the following: (1) Enter judgment accordingly. (2) Schedule a dispositional hearing. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-13(h).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 9. (a) If a child has admitted the allegations of a petition, the juvenile court may hold the dispositional hearing immediately after the initial hearing. (b) If a child denies the allegations, the juvenile court may hold the factfinding hearing immediately after the initial…