Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 4. (a) An obligee may enforce a judgment created under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-2-11-8 before its repeal) in the same manner as other civil judgments are enforced. (b) If in a proceeding to enforce a judgment created under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-2-11-…

Sec. 5. The courts shall recognize and enforce: (1) judgments created under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-2-11-8 before its repeal); and (2) judgments for delinquent support payments that are created under the laws of another state. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-1…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in: (1) subsection (b); or (2) IC 31-14-19-1; a court may not retroactively modify an obligor's duty to pay a delinquent support payment. (b) A court with jurisdiction over a support order may modify an obligor's duty to pay a support payment that b…

Sec. 1. At the time an adoption decree is entered, the court entering the adoption decree may grant postadoption contact privileges under section 2 of this chapter to a birth parent who has: (1) consented to the adoption; or (2) voluntarily terminated the parent-child relationshi…

Sec. 2. A court may grant postadoption contact privileges if: (1) the court determines that the best interests of the child would be served by granting postadoption contact privileges; (2) the child is at least twelve (12) months of age and the court finds that there is a signifi…

Sec. 3. A postadoption contact agreement filed under section 2(4) of this chapter must contain the following provisions: (1) An acknowledgment by the birth parents that the adoption is irrevocable, even if the adoptive parents do not abide by the postadoption contact agreement. (…

Sec. 4. A birth parent or an adoptive parent may file a petition with the court entering the adoption decree for the following purposes: (1) To modify the postadoption contact agreement. (2) To compel a birth parent or an adoptive parent to comply with the postadoption contact ag…

Sec. 5. The court may not award monetary damages as a result of the filing of a petition under section 4 of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-13(e).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

Sec. 6. (a) The court may void or modify a postadoption contact agreement approved under this chapter at any time before or after the adoption if the court determines after a hearing that the best interest of the child requires the voiding or modifying of the agreement. (b) Befor…

Sec. 7. The provisions of IC 31-32-3 concerning the: (1) representation; (2) duties; (3) liabilities; and (4) appointment; of a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate apply to proceedings under this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-13(g).] As adde…

Sec. 8. A court may not revoke an adoption decree because a birth parent or an adoptive parent fails to comply with a postadoption contact agreement approved by a court under this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-13(h).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended b…

Sec. 9. Postadoption contact privileges are permissible without court approval in an adoption of a child who is less than twelve (12) months of age upon the agreement of the adoptive parents and a birth parent. However, postadoption contact privileges under this section may not i…

Sec. 1. A proceeding under this chapter is separate from and does not affect: (1) a proceeding for involuntary treatment under IC 12-26; or (2) an order from a juvenile court under IC 31-37 that requires drug or alcohol treatment. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding IC 34-46-3 and IC 25-33-1-17, the judge may order a physician or a psychologist to submit a drug and alcohol assessment to the juvenile court in a proceeding under this chapter. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. The judge of the juvenile court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child at any time. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. (a) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child may file a verified petition with the juvenile court in the county in which the child resides for involuntary drug and alcohol treatment if the child: (1) is incapable of consenting; or (2) refuses to consent; to voluntary t…

Sec. 3. A verified petition filed under section 2 of this chapter must include the name and age of the child and a summary of facts that support the petitioner's request for involuntary drug and alcohol treatment. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) The juvenile court, after making an ex parte determination that there is probable cause to believe the child is a drug or alcohol abuser (as defined in 440 IAC 4.4-1-1), shall order the child named in the petition to undergo a drug and alcohol assessment. The assessme…

Sec. 5. Following a hearing, the juvenile court may order involuntary drug and alcohol treatment for not more than forty-five (45) consecutive days if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the child: (1) is a drug or alcohol abuser (as defined in 440 IAC 4.4-1-1);…

Sec. 6. (a) Before the expiration of a period of involuntary treatment, the juvenile court shall conduct a review hearing to determine whether further treatment is necessary. (b) The juvenile court may order an additional term of treatment if it finds at the initial review hearin…

Sec. 7. The juvenile court may order each parent, guardian, or custodian of the child to participate in any aspect of the child's treatment under section 5 or 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. The juvenile court may modify the original terms of involuntary drug and alcohol treatment if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that a substantial change in the circumstances that supported the original terms and conditions of treatment has occurred. As added by P…

Sec. 9. A parent, guardian, or custodian is required to pay court costs, court fees, and the costs of assessment and treatment. Neither the court nor the county is liable for any part of the costs of assessment or treatment under this chapter. As added by P.L.196-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The juvenile court shall review the status of a child removed from the child's family under this article (or IC 31-6-11 before its repeal) according to IC 31-34-21. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-11-13.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.16.