Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 1. Upon a finding that a man is a child's biological father, the clerk of the court shall prepare a record of the paternity determination on a form prescribed and furnished by the Indiana department of health. The record must include the following: (1) Facts necessary to loc…

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the Indiana department of health the following: (1) Each record of a paternity determination entered during the preceding month. (2) Each order entered during the preceding month indic…

Sec. 1. Conciliation procedures may include referrals to any of the following: (1) The family relations division of the court, if established. (2) Public or private marriage counselors. (3) Family service agencies. (4) Community mental health centers. (5) Licensed psychologists. …

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the parties shall pay the costs of conciliation procedures that the court orders. (b) If the court determines that the parties will be unable to pay the costs without prejudicing their financial ability to provide themselves and a…

Sec. 0.3. An employer who makes a deduction from an employee's wages, in accordance with an assignment of wages for the payment of child support ordered by the court before September 1, 1985, under IC 31-1-11.5-13 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter and at IC 31-16-1…

Sec. 1. (a) This subsection applies before January 1, 2007. Upon entering an order for support in: (1) a dissolution of marriage decree under IC 31-15-2; (2) a legal separation decree under IC 31-15-3; or (3) a child support decree under IC 31-16-2; the court shall require that s…

Sec. 2. (a) The clerk of the circuit court shall maintain records listing the following: (1) The amount of the payments. (2) The date when payments are required to be made. (3) The names and addresses of the parties affected by the order. (4) The information required to be submit…

Sec. 3. (a) A party affected by a support order shall inform the clerk 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 after the party's address is changed. (b) At the time …

Sec. 4. The custodial parent and the noncustodial parent shall furnish the following information to the clerk of the court and the state central collection unit at the time of the issuance or modification of a child support order: (1) The parent's Social Security number. (2) The …

Sec. 5. In all cases administered by the Title IV-D agency, the court shall order the noncustodial parent to inform the Title IV-D agency and the court of the following: (1) The name and address of the noncustodial parent's current employer. (2) Access to health insurance. (3) Sp…

Sec. 6. At the time of entering an order for support or at any subsequent time, the court may order, upon a proper showing of necessity, the spouse or other person receiving support payments to provide an accounting to the court of future expenditures upon such terms and conditio…

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 31-3-1-6 (before its repeal, now codified in IC 31-19-2, IC 31-19-4, this chapter, and IC 31-19-10) by P.L.293-1987 apply to a petition for adoption, except for a petition on which an adoption decree has been entered before May 4, 1987. As adde…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a petition to adopt a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age may be granted only if written consent to adoption has been executed by the following: (1) Each parent of a child born in wedlock, including a man who…

Sec. 10. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if: (1) the parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); (C) voluntary mansl…

Sec. 12. A putative father's consent to adoption is irrevocably implied without further court action if the putative father: (1) fails to file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10 within fifteen (15) days after service of notice under IC 31-19-4 in the …

Sec. 13. A putative father whose consent to adoption is implied under this chapter or IC 31-19-5-18 is not entitled to challenge: (1) the adoption; or (2) the validity of the putative father's implied consent to the adoption. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(n).] As …

Sec. 14. A putative father whose consent to adoption of a child is implied under this chapter or IC 31-19-5-18 is not entitled to establish paternity of the child, by affidavit or otherwise, in Indiana or any other jurisdiction. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.1(o).] …

Sec. 15. (a) The putative father's consent to adoption of the child is irrevocably implied without further court action if the father: (1) fails to file a paternity action: (A) under IC 31-14; or (B) in a court located in another state that is competent to obtain jurisdiction ove…

Sec. 16. A putative father whose consent to adoption is irrevocably implied under section 15 of this chapter is not entitled to contest: (1) the adoption; or (2) the validity of the putative father's implied consent to the adoption. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6.4(g…

Sec. 17. (a) A putative father whose consent to an adoption is implied under section 15 of this chapter is not entitled to establish paternity of the child, by affidavit or otherwise, in Indiana or any other jurisdiction. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a putative father who …

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to the consent of an agency or local office that is served with notice under IC 31-19-4.5 and has lawful custody of a child whose adoption is being sought. (b) The consent of a person who is served with notice under IC 31-19-4.5 to adoptio…

Sec. 19. A person whose consent to adoption is irrevocably implied under section 18 of this chapter may not contest the adoption or the validity of the person's implied consent to the adoption. As added by P.L.61-2003, SEC.14.

Sec. 2. (a) The consent to adoption may be executed or acknowledged at any time after the birth of the child, either in the presence of: (1) the court, in person or by video conferencing; (2) an attorney, in person or by video conferencing; (3) a notary public or other person aut…

Sec. 3. (a) A consent to adoption that does not name or otherwise identify a petitioner for adoption is valid if the consent to adoption contains a statement, by the person consenting to adoption, that the person consenting to adoption voluntarily executed the consent to adoption…

Sec. 4. The department may furnish to the clerks of courts prescribed forms for use by parents or other persons when giving consent to adoption. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(f).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.252.

Sec. 5. Copies of a signed consent to adoption shall be filed with the investigating agency and the clerk of the court in which the petition for adoption is pending. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(g) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

Sec. 6. The individual who or agency that arranges for the signing of a consent to adoption shall provide each birth parent whose consent to adoption is obtained under this chapter with the following: (1) An explanation concerning the following: (A) The availability of adoption h…

Sec. 7. Upon request, the state registrar shall provide an individual or agency with a contact preference form required by section 6(2) of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-6(i).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.3-2016, SEC.6.

Sec. 8. (a) Consent to adoption, which may be required under section 1 of this chapter, is not required from any of the following: (1) A parent or parents if the child is adjudged to have been abandoned or deserted for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the…

Sec. 9. A court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if the: (1) parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the filing of a petition for adoption for: (A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1); (B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2); or (C) voluntary man…

Sec. 1. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Caseworker" includes staff who perform casework, group work tasks, or planning of services for children and their families. (2) "Licensed professional" means any of the following: (A) A physician licensed…

Sec. 2. (a) A licensee shall obtain from the placing agency or placing parent a statement indicating whether or not the child has, to the best of the agency's or parent's knowledge, been exposed to a communicable disease within twenty-one (21) days before the date of admission. (…

Sec. 3. (a) A licensee shall provide psychotropic medications to a child only as prescribed by a licensed professional in Indiana: (1) whose scope of work includes prescribing psychotropic medications; and (2) who has the responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and therapeut…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having a consolidated city. [1997 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "executive committee" means the executive committee elected under IC 33-33-49-14 (before its repeal) or under IC 33-33-49-14.1. As added by P.L.142-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.76-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. The executive committee shall annually prepare the detention center budget and forward the budget to the county fiscal officer in accordance with IC 36-3-6-4. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9.5-6(e).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.142-2007, SEC.…

Sec. 11. All expenses for the operation of the juvenile detention center shall be paid out of the county general fund. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9.5-6(f).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14.

Sec. 2. The executive committee shall operate and maintain all juvenile detention centers located within the county. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9.5-6(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.142-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. (a) The juvenile detention center shall be operated in accordance with rules adopted by the department of correction. (b) The department of child services shall make an annual inspection of the center and report to the advisory board whether the center meets the requireme…

Sec. 4. The executive committee, after soliciting the views of the advisory board described in section 8 of this chapter, shall establish criteria for admission to the juvenile detention center. The power to order admission to the center remains with the court. [Pre-1997 Recodifi…

Sec. 5. The executive committee shall appoint a superintendent of juvenile detention centers located in the county. The superintendent serves at the pleasure of the executive committee. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9.5-6(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by …

Sec. 6. Under the direction of the executive committee, the superintendent shall do the following: (1) Supervise the operations of the juvenile detention centers so as to provide sound physical care in compliance with state, county, and other health requirements. (2) Coordinate a…

Sec. 7. (a) The juvenile detention center advisory board shall: (1) review the operations of juvenile detention centers located within the county; and (2) advise the executive committee and the juvenile court judge on matters relating to the detention of juveniles in the county. …

Sec. 8. (a) The advisory board consists of the following seven (7) members: (1) Two (2) members, appointed by the executive committee, who are not members of the same political party. (2) Two (2) members, appointed by the mayor of the consolidated city, who are not members of the…

Sec. 9. (a) Terms of office for members of the advisory board are three (3) years. Terms of office begin on January 1 of the first year and end on December 31 of the third year. (b) Vacancies in the membership of the advisory board shall be filled in the same manner as original a…

Sec. 1. (a) Service may be made upon any person under Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. (b) Personal service must be made at least three (3) days before the hearing to which the person is summoned. (c) Service by mail must be sent at least ten (10) days before the…