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Indiana Statutes, Title 31

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Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

295 chapters · 2,470 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 312,470 Ch 2, General Policy Provisions267 Ch 2.1, Definitions266 Ch 4, Marriage Licenses and Certificates223 Ch 3, Uniform Premarital Agreement Act175 Ch 6, Authority to Solemnize Marriages174 Ch 5, Filing of Paternity Action; Limitations173 Ch 1, Effect of the Recodification Act of …168 Ch 8, Void Marriages77 Ch 7, Rights and Liabilities Incident to M…71 Ch 9, Voidable Marriages69 Ch 19, Paternity Determination by Foreign J…58 Ch 10, Actions to Annul Voidable Marriages50 Ch 15, Temporary Restraining Orders and Per…49 Ch 12, Enforcement of Child Support Orders47

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Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-40 "Child care worker"
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Sec. 40. "Child care worker", for purposes of IC 31-33, means an individual who: (1) is: (A) employed, other than self-employed as an owner; or (B) actively seeking employment; with an agency, facility, or home described in section 71(b)(2) of this chapter; (2) is a child caregiv…
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-41 "Child caregiver"
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Sec. 41. "Child caregiver", for purposes of sections 40 and 71 of this chapter, means a person who provides, or is responsible for providing, care and supervision of a child (other than a child of whom the person is a parent, stepparent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, legal g…
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-42 "Child caring institution"
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Sec. 42. "Child caring institution", for purposes of IC 31-27, means: (1) a residential facility that provides child care on a twenty-four (24) hour basis for more than ten (10) children; or (2) a residential facility with a capacity of not more than ten (10) children that does n…
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-43 "Child custody determination"
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Sec. 43. "Child custody determination", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-4. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-44 "Child custody proceeding"

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Sec. 44. "Child custody proceeding", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-45 "Child in need of services"

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Sec. 45. "Child in need of services", for purposes of this title, refers to a child described in IC 31-34-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-46 "Child placing agency"

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Sec. 46. "Child placing agency", for purposes of IC 31-27, means a person that provides child welfare services to children and families, including: (1) home studies, investigation, and recommendation of families for the purpose of placing, arranging, or causing the placement of c…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-47 "Child services"

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Sec. 47. "Child services", for purposes of this title, means the following: (1) Services, other than services that are costs of secure detention, specifically provided by or on behalf of the department for or on behalf of children who are: (A) adjudicated to be: (i) children in n…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-48 "Child support guidelines"

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Sec. 48. "Child support guidelines", for purposes of IC 31-16-8-1, refers to the guidelines adopted by the Indiana supreme court. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-49 "Child support order"

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Sec. 49. "Child support order", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-1-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-5 "Act of rape"

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Sec. 5. "Act of rape", for purposes of IC 31-35-3.5, means an act described in: (1) IC 35-42-4-1; (2) IC 35-42-4-3; or (3) IC 35-42-4-9. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-50 "Child welfare agency"

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Sec. 50. "Child welfare agency", for purposes of IC 31-25-2-20.4 and IC 31-33-18-1.6, means: (1) the department of child services; and (2) a person (as defined in IC 24-4-14-5) that, directly or indirectly, provides: (A) services to a child or family of a child, for which payment…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-51 "Child welfare program"

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Sec. 51. "Child welfare program", for purposes of this title, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-26-3.5-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-52 "Child welfare services"

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Sec. 52. "Child welfare services", for purposes of this title, means services provided under a child welfare program. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-53 "Child with a disability"

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Sec. 53. "Child with a disability", for purposes of IC 31-34-1-9, means an individual who: (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) has a disability (as defined in IC 22-9-1-3(r)). As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-54 "Child with special needs"

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Sec. 54. "Child with special needs", for purposes of IC 31-19-26.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-19-26.5-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-55 "Commencement"

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Sec. 55. "Commencement", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-6. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-56 "Compact"

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Sec. 56. "Compact", for purposes of IC 31-37-23, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-37-23-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-57 "Concurrent planning"

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Sec. 57. (a) Subject to subsection (b), "concurrent planning", for purposes of IC 31-34 and IC 31-35, means the establishment of a case plan with concurrent permanency plan goals, including the following: (1) Return to or continuation of existing custodial care within the home of…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-58 "Conduct a criminal history check"

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Sec. 58. "Conduct a criminal history check", for purposes of IC 31-19, IC 31-26, IC 31-27, IC 31-28, IC 31-33, IC 31-34, IC 31-37, and IC 31-39-2-13.5, means to: (1) request: (A) the state police department to conduct a: (i) fingerprint based criminal history background check of …

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-59 "Contact"

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Sec. 59. "Contact", for purposes of IC 31-33-18-1.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-33-18-1.5(d). As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-6 "Active duty"

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Sec. 6. "Active duty", for purposes of IC 31-14-13-6.3, IC 31-17-2-21.3, IC 31-33-8-7, and IC 31-33-14-3, means full-time service in: (1) the armed forces of the United States (as defined in IC 5-9-4-3); or (2) the National Guard (as defined in IC 5-9-4-4); for a period that exce…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-60 "Contact performance form"

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Sec. 60. "Contact preference form" means the form prescribed by the state registrar under IC 31-19-25-4.6. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-61 "Controlled substance"

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Sec. 61. "Controlled substance", for purposes of the juvenile law, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-62 "Convention"

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Sec. 62. "Convention", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-1-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-63 "Convention support order"

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Sec. 63. "Convention support order", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-7-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-64 "Costs of secure detention"

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Sec. 64. "Costs of secure detention", for purposes of this title, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-40-1-1.5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-65 "Council"

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Sec. 65. "Council", for purposes of IC 31-31-9, refers to the city-county council of the consolidated city within the county. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-66 "Court"

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Sec. 66. (a) "Court", for purposes of IC 31-15, IC 31-16, and IC 31-17, means the circuit, superior, or other courts of Indiana upon which jurisdiction to enter dissolution decrees has been or may be conferred. (b) "Court", for purposes of IC 31-16-15, refers to the court having …

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-67 "Court appointed special advocate"

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Sec. 67. (a) "Court appointed special advocate", for purposes of IC 31-15-6, IC 31-17-6, IC 31-19-16, IC 31-19-16.5, IC 31-28-5, IC 31-32-3-10.5, and the juvenile law, means a community volunteer who: (1) has completed a training program approved by the court; (2) has been appoin…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-68 "Crime"

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Sec. 68. "Crime", for purposes of the juvenile law, means an offense for which an adult might be imprisoned or incarcerated if convicted under the law of the jurisdiction in which the offense is committed. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-69 "Crime involving domestic or family violence"

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Sec. 69. "Crime involving domestic or family violence" means a crime that occurs when a family or household member commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit any of the following against another family or household member: (1) A homicide offense under IC 35-42-1. (2) A b…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-7 "Actual notice"

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Sec. 7. "Actual notice", for purposes of IC 31-19-3, means written notice that is actually received by the putative father. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-70 "Custodial parent"

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Sec. 70. "Custodial parent", for purposes of IC 31-14-13-8, IC 31-14-15, IC 31-16-6-1.5, IC 31-16-12.5, IC 31-17-2-22, and IC 31-17-4, means the parent who has been awarded physical custody of a child by a court. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-71 "Custodian"

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Sec. 71. (a) "Custodian", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a person with whom a child resides. (b) "Custodian", for purposes of IC 31-34-1, includes any person who is: (1) a license applicant or licensee of: (A) a foster home or residential child care facility that is requ…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-72 "De facto custodian"

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Sec. 72. "De facto custodian", for purposes of IC 31-14-13, IC 31-17-2, and IC 31-34-4, means a person who has been the primary caregiver for, and financial support of, a child who has resided with the person for at least: (1) six (6) months if the child is less than three (3) ye…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-73 "Delinquent"

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Sec. 73. (a) "Delinquent", for purposes of IC 31-16-15, refers to a situation in which an obligor is the equivalent of one (1) month in arrears in the payment of child support ordered by a court. (b) "Delinquent", for purposes of IC 31-16-16, refers to a situation in which an obl…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-74 "Delinquent child"

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Sec. 74. (a) "Delinquent child", for purposes of the juvenile law, except as provided in subsection (b), means: (1) a child described in IC 31-37-1-1; or (2) a child described in IC 31-37-2-1. (b) "Delinquent child", for purposes of IC 31-37-23, has the meaning set forth in IC 31…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-75 "Delinquent juvenile"

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Sec. 75. "Delinquent juvenile", for purposes of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles under IC 31-37-23-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-37-23-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-76 "Department"

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Sec. 76. "Department", for purposes of this chapter, IC 31-19, and IC 31-25 through IC 31-40, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-25-2-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-77 "Dependent child"

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Sec. 77. "Dependent child" or "neglected child", for purposes of IC 31-37-23, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-37-23-5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-78 "Destitute child"

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Sec. 78. "Destitute child", for purposes of this title, means an individual: (1) who is needy; (2) who is not a public ward; (3) who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (4) who has been deprived of parental support or care because of a parent's: (A) death; (B) continued abse…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-79 "Detention tool"

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Sec. 79. "Detention tool" means a validated instrument that assesses a child's risk for rearrest in order to inform a decision on the use of secure detention. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-8 "Adoptee"

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Sec. 8. "Adoptee", for purposes of IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means a person who has been legally adopted. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-80 "Diagnostic assessment"

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Sec. 80. "Diagnostic assessment" means a clinical evaluation provided by a certified professional in order to gather information to determine appropriate behavioral health treatment for a child. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-81 "Direct request"

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Sec. 81. "Direct request", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-7-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-82 "Director"

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Sec. 82. "Director", for purposes of IC 31-25-1, IC 31-25-2, IC 31-33, IC 31-34, and IC 31-37, refers to the director of the department of child services. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-82.5 "Discriminate"

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Sec. 82.5. "Discriminate", for purposes of IC 31-10-3.5, includes any one (1) or more of the following acts when done wholly or partially based on a person's sincerely held religious belief: (1) Denying or otherwise making unavailable any funding to the person, including: (A) a s…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-83 "Dissolution decree"

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Sec. 83. "Dissolution decree", for purposes of IC 31-15, IC 31-16, and IC 31-17, means a judicial decree entered in a proceeding for the dissolution of marriage which: (1) has the effect of terminating the marriage and restoring the parties to the state of unmarried persons; and …

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-84 "Domestic or family violence"

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Sec. 84. "Domestic or family violence" means, except for an act of self-defense, the occurrence of one (1) or more of the following acts committed by a family or household member: (1) Attempting to cause, threatening to cause, or causing physical harm to another family or househo…