Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 3. The results of the tests and the finding of the expert: (1) constitute conclusive evidence if the results and finding exclude a party as the biological father of the child; and (2) are admissible in all paternity proceedings, unless the court excludes the results or findi…

Sec. 4. If the state or a political subdivision of the state pays the initial costs of blood testing or genetic testing in a paternity action, the state or political subdivision may recover those costs from an individual found to be the biological parent of the child in the actio…

Sec. 5. The chain of custody of blood or genetic specimens taken for testing may be established through verified documentation of each change of custody if: (1) the documentation was made at or around the time of the change of custody; (2) the documentation was made in the course…

Sec. 1. A court in a proceeding under this article may appoint: (1) a guardian ad litem; (2) a court appointed special advocate; or (3) both; for a child at any time. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(c) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. The court may order either or both parents of a child for whom a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate is appointed under this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-28 before its repeal) to pay a user fee for the services provided under this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodif…

Sec. 11. The court shall establish one (1) of the following procedures to be used to collect the user fee: (1) The court may order the clerk of the court to collect the user fee and deposit the user fee into the county's guardian ad litem fund or court appointed special advocate …

Sec. 12. Money remaining in a county's: (1) guardian ad litem fund; or (2) court appointed special advocate fund; at the end of the county's fiscal year does not revert to any other fund. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(k) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.…

Sec. 13. If the court orders either or both parents to pay the user fee according to section 11(2) or 11(3) of this chapter, the program or the individual or attorney guardian ad litem shall report to the court the receipt of payment not later than thirty (30) days after receivin…

Sec. 2. A court may not appoint a party to the proceedings, the party's employee, or the party's representative as the: (1) guardian ad litem; (2) court appointed special advocate; (3) guardian ad litem program; or (4) court appointed special advocate program; for a child who is …

Sec. 3. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate shall represent and protect the best interests of the child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate serves until the court enters an order for removal. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate, or both, are considered officers of the court for the purpose of representing the child's interests. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(f) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate may be represented by an attorney. If necessary to protect the child's interests, the court may appoint an attorney to represent the guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate. [Pre-1997 Recodifi…

Sec. 7. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed by a court under this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-28 before its repeal) may subpoena witnesses and present evidence regarding: (1) the supervision of the action; or (2) any investigation and report that the co…

Sec. 8. The court may order a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed by a court under this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-28 before its repeal) to exercise continuing supervision over the child to assure that the custodial or parenting time terms of an order en…

Sec. 9. Except for gross misconduct: (1) a guardian ad litem; (2) a court appointed special advocate; (3) an employee of a county guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program; or (4) a volunteer for a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program;…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (f), in an action for dissolution of marriage under IC 31-15-2, legal separation under IC 31-15-3, child support under IC 31-16-2, or establishment of paternity under IC 31-14, the court may order either parent or both parents to pay any amount r…

Sec. 1.5. (a) A court shall specify in a child support order which parent of a child may claim the child as a dependent for purposes of federal and state taxes. (b) In determining which parent may claim the child as a dependent under subsection (a), the court shall consider the f…

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a party affected by a support order shall inform the clerk of the court and the state central collection unit established within the child support bureau by IC 31-25-3-1 of any change of address not more than fifteen (15) days af…

Sec. 2. (a) The child support order or an educational support order may also include, where appropriate: (1) amounts for the child's education in elementary and secondary schools and at postsecondary educational institutions, taking into account: (A) the child's aptitude and abil…

Sec. 3. As part of the child support order the court may set apart the part of the property of either parent or both parents that appears necessary and proper for the support of the child. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-12(d).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.

Sec. 4. (a) A child support order must require either parent or both parents to provide medical support for the child through health insurance coverage if the health insurance coverage is available to the parent at a reasonable cost. (b) An order for medical support under this se…

Sec. 5. Upon entering an order under section 1 of this chapter, the court may provide for such security, bond, or other guarantee that is satisfactory to the court to secure the obligation to make child support payments. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-15 part.] As a…

Sec. 6. (a) The duty to support a child under this chapter, which does not include support for educational needs, ceases when the child becomes nineteen (19) years of age unless any of the following conditions occurs: (1) The child is emancipated before becoming nineteen (19) yea…

Sec. 7. (a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order, provisions for child support are terminated: (1) by the emancipation of the child; but (2) not by the death of the parent obligated to pay the child support. (b) If the parent obligated to pay supp…

Sec. 7.5. If the child dies while a support order is in effect, the court may order either or both parents to pay reasonable funeral expenses. As added by P.L.207-2013, SEC.46.

Sec. 7.8. Child support that: (1) the parent was obligated to pay; and (2) has not been paid at the time of the parent's death; constitutes a priority claim against the estate. As added by P.L.207-2013, SEC.47.

Sec. 9. (a) The custodial parent and noncustodial parent shall furnish the following information to the clerk of the court for entry into the Indiana support enforcement tracking system (ISETS) or its successor statewide automated support enforcement system at the time of the iss…

Sec. 1. A court, in a proceeding under IC 31-17-2, IC 31-17-4, this chapter, IC 31-17-7, IC 31-28-5, or IC 31-35-3.5, may appoint a guardian ad litem, a court appointed special advocate, or both, for a child at any time. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(c) part.] A…

Sec. 2. A court may not appoint a party to the proceedings, the party's employee, or the party's representative as the: (1) guardian ad litem; (2) court appointed special advocate; (3) guardian ad litem program; or (4) court appointed special advocate program; for a child who is …

Sec. 3. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate shall represent and protect the best interests of the child. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate serves until the court enters an order for removal. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28…

Sec. 4. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate, or both, are considered officers of the court for the purpose of representing the child's interests. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-28(f) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. The guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate may be represented by an attorney. If necessary to protect the child's interests, the court may appoint an attorney to represent the guardian ad litem or the court appointed special advocate. [Pre-1997 Recodifi…

Sec. 6. A guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed by a court under this chapter may subpoena witnesses and present evidence regarding: (1) the supervision of the action; or (2) any investigation and report that the court requires of the guardian ad litem o…

Sec. 7. The court may order a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed by a court under this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-28 before its repeal) to exercise continuing supervision over the child to assure that the custodial or parenting time terms of an order en…

Sec. 8. Except for gross misconduct: (1) a guardian ad litem; (2) a court appointed special advocate; (3) an employee of a county guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program; or (4) a volunteer for a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program;…

Sec. 9. (a) The court may order either or both parents of a child for whom a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate is appointed under this chapter to pay a user fee for the services provided under this chapter. The court shall establish one (1) of the following pr…

Sec. 1. An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption or may arrange an adoption may at any time request that the Indiana department of health search the Indiana department of health's records of: (1) paternity determinations to determine whether a man's paternity of a child ha…

Sec. 2. Not later than five (5) days after receiving a request under section 1 of this chapter, the Indiana department of health shall: (1) submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying whether a record of a paternity determination has been filed under IC 31-14-9-2 conc…

Sec. 3. (a) If a record of a paternity determination has been filed concerning a child who is the subject of a request under section 1 of this chapter, the Indiana department of health shall release a copy of the record of the paternity determination to the requesting attorney or…

Sec. 1. Under this chapter, an Indiana court may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination. As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.

Sec. 10. Except as otherwise provided in section 13 or 14 of this chapter, the petition and order must be served, by a method authorized by Indiana law, on the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child. As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.

Sec. 11. Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order under IC 31-21-5-4 on a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent …

Sec. 12. (a) The court: (1) shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under section 15 of this chapter; and (2) may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a hearing to determine whether additional relief is…

Sec. 13. (a) On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to: (1) suffer serious physical har…

Sec. 14. (a) A warrant to take physical custody of a child must: (1) recite the facts on which a conclusion of imminent serious physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based; (2) direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; and (3) …