Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 102. "Foreign country", 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.

Sec. 103. "Foreign support agreement", 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.

Sec. 104. "Foreign 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.

Sec. 105. "Foreign tribunal", 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.

Sec. 106. "Forensic interview", for purposes of section 34 of this chapter and IC 31-25-2-14.5, means an interview in response to a report of child abuse or neglect conducted by a professional specially trained in a nationally recognized model using a multidisciplinary team appro…

Sec. 107. "Foster care", for purposes of IC 31-25, IC 31-26, IC 31-27, IC 31-28-1, IC 31-28-2, IC 31-28-3, IC 31-34-21-7.6, and IC 31-37-22-10, means living in: (1) a place licensed under IC 31-27 or a comparable law of another state; or (2) the home of an adult relative who is n…

Sec. 108. "Foster family home", for purposes of IC 31-27 and IC 31-34-23-6, means a place where an individual resides and provides care and supervision on a twenty-four (24) hour basis to a child, as defined in section 32(d) of this chapter, who is receiving care and supervision …

Sec. 109. "Foster parent", for purposes of the juvenile law, means an individual who provides care and supervision to a child in a foster family home (as defined in section 108 of this chapter). The term includes a licensed kinship caregiver and an unlicensed kinship caregiver. A…

Sec. 11. "Adoption history", for purposes of IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-24, means: (1) identifying information (as defined in section 122 of this chapter); (2) the medical history (as defined in section 159 of this chapter); and (3) nonidentifying information (as defined in sec…

Sec. 11.5. "Adoption or foster care service", for purposes of IC 31-10-3.5, refers to any one (1) or more of the following: (1) Promoting foster parenting. (2) Coordinating placement of a child in a home or facility licensed under IC 31-27. (3) Recruiting a foster parent or an ad…

Sec. 110. (a) "Foster youth", for purposes of IC 31-25-2-29, refers to an individual: (1) who is at least twelve (12) years of age; (2) who is not more than twenty-three (23) years of age; (3) who: (A) is a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1; or (B) is receiving collabora…

Sec. 111. "Fund", for purposes of IC 31-26-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-26-4-3. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 112. (a) "Governmental entity", for purposes of IC 31-42, means the whole or any part of a branch, department, agency, or instrumentality, or an official, or other individual or entity, acting under color of law of any of the following: (1) State government. (2) A political …

Sec. 113. "Governor", for purposes of IC 31-18.5-8, in the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-8-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 114. "Grandparent visitation", for purposes of IC 31-17-2.2, means visitation rights granted to a grandparent under IC 31-17-5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 115. "Group home", for purposes of IC 31-27, means a residential structure in which care is provided on a twenty-four (24) hour basis for not more than ten (10) children. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 116. (a) "Guardian", for purposes of IC 31-11-10-1, IC 31-15-2-5, and IC 31-15-3-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-6. (b) "Guardian", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a person appointed by a court to have the care and custody of a child or the child's estate, …

Sec. 117. (a) "Guardian ad litem", for purposes of IC 31-15-6, IC 31-19-16, IC 31-19-16.5, IC 31-28-5, IC 31-32-3-10.5, and the juvenile law, means an attorney, a volunteer, or an employee of a county program designated under IC 33-24-6-4 who is appointed by a court to: (1) repre…

Sec. 118. "Hard to place child" or "hard to place children", for purposes of IC 31-19 and IC 31-34, means a child who is or children who are disadvantaged: (1) because of: (A) ethnic background; (B) race; (C) color; (D) language; (E) physical, mental, or medical disability; or (F…

Sec. 119. "Health care", for purposes of IC 31-42, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-36-1-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 12. "Adoption subsidy", for purposes of IC 31-19-26.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-19-26.5-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 120. "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 31-32-6-4, IC 31-32-11-1, and IC 31-33, means any of the following: (1) A licensed physician, intern, or resident. (2) An osteopath. (3) A chiropractor. (4) A dentist. (5) A podiatrist. (6) A registered nurse or other licensed …

Sec. 121. (a) "Home state", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-8. (b) "Home state", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-…

Sec. 122. "Identifying information", for purposes of IC 31-19-9-6 and IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means: (1) any name that a party to an adoption has used or is using; (2) any address that a party to an adoption has used or is using; (3) the original certificates of birth …

Sec. 123. "Incapacitated person", for purposes of IC 31-11-10-1, IC 31-15-2-5, and IC 31-15-3-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-7.5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 124. "Incarceration", for purposes of IC 31-16 and IC 31-25-4, means confinement of an individual on a full-time basis in a place of detention that prohibits the individual from gainful employment, including home detention or a municipal, county, state, or federal prison or …

Sec. 125. "Includes" means includes but is not limited to. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 126. (a) "Income", for purposes of IC 31-16-15 and IC 31-16-16, means anything of value owed to an obligor. (b) "Income", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, means earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source, and a…

Sec. 127. (a) "Income payor", for purposes of IC 31-16-15 and IC 31-16-16, means an employer or other person who owes income to an obligor (as defined in section 170(a) of this chapter). (b) "Income payor", for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.…

Sec. 128. (a) "Income withholding order", for purposes of IC 31-16-15 and IC 31-16-16, means an order or other legal process directed to an obligor's income payor to withhold: (1) support; and (2) support fees and maintenance fees as described in IC 33-37-5-6; from the income of …

Sec. 128.7. "Independent activity", for purposes of IC 31-34-1-1, includes any of the following when done by a child without the supervision of a parent, guardian, or custodian: (1) Traveling on foot, by bicycle, or by public transportation. (2) Playing outdoors. (3) Remaining at…

Sec. 129. "Index", for purposes of IC 31-33-26, means the child protection index established under IC 31-33-26-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 13. "Adoptive parent", for purposes of IC 31-19-11 and IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means an adult who has become a parent of a child through adoption. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 130. "Indian child" has the same meaning as the term is defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 131. "Initial determination", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-9. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 132. "Initiating tribunal", 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.

Sec. 133. "Intake officer", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a probation officer or a caseworker who performs the intake, preliminary inquiry, or other functions specified by the juvenile court or by the juvenile law. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 134. "Intended biological parent", for purposes of sections 240 and 241 of this chapter, means a party to a surrogate agreement who: (1) agrees to be or is genetically related to a child borne by a surrogate; and (2) is not the surrogate's spouse. As added by P.L.145-2026, S…

Sec. 135. "Interested person", for purposes of IC 31-19-20 and IC 31-19-24, means any of the following: (1) An adoptee. (2) A birth parent. (3) An adoptive parent. (4) A relative of a birth parent. (5) A relative of an adoptive parent. (6) A relative of an adoptee. (7) A pre-adop…

Sec. 136. "Issuing court", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-10. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Sec. 137. "Issuing foreign country", 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.

Sec. 138. (a) "Issuing state", 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. (b) "Issuing state", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC …

Sec. 139. "Issuing tribunal", 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.

Sec. 14. (a) "Adult", for purposes of IC 31-19-17 through IC 31-19-25.5, means a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (b) "Adult", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a person other than a child. (c) "Adult", for purposes of IC 31-11, means: (1) a person at le…

Sec. 140. "Joint legal custody", for purposes of IC 31-14-13, IC 31-17-2-13, IC 31-17-2-14, and IC 31-17-2-15, means that the persons awarded joint custody will share authority and responsibility for the major decisions concerning the child's upbringing, including the child's edu…

Sec. 141. "Judge", for purposes of the juvenile law, refers to the judge of the juvenile court. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.