Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 8. (a) If, before the assessment is complete, the opinion of the law enforcement agency or the department is that immediate removal is necessary to protect the child from further abuse or neglect, the juvenile court may issue an order under IC 31-32-13. (b) The department sh…

Sec. 9. (a) The department's report under section 8 of this chapter shall be made available to: (1) the appropriate court; (2) the prosecuting attorney; (3) the appropriate law enforcement agency; or (4) the United States Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program, if a parent…

Sec. 1. (a) After the preliminary inquiry and upon approval by the juvenile court, the intake officer may implement a program of informal adjustment if the officer has probable cause to believe that the child is a child in need of services. (b) If the juvenile court denies a prog…

Sec. 2. The child and the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or attorney must consent to a program of informal adjustment. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-12(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for compliance and after notice and a hearing on the petition for compliance, the juvenile court may order the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child to participate in a program of informal adjustment implemented under section 1 of thi…

Sec. 6. A program of informal adjustment may not exceed six (6) months, except by approval of the juvenile court. The juvenile court may extend a program of informal adjustment an additional three (3) months. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-12(f) part.] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 7. (a) Not later than five (5) months after the department implements a program of informal adjustment under this chapter, the department shall file with the court a report indicating the extent of compliance with the program. (b) If the court approves an extension of the pe…

Sec. 1. (a) A person may give an intake officer or a prosecuting attorney written information indicating that a child is a delinquent child. (b) If the information is given to the intake officer, the intake officer shall: (1) immediately forward the information to the prosecuting…

Sec. 2. A preliminary inquiry is an informal investigation into the facts and circumstances reported to the court. Whenever practicable, the preliminary inquiry should include the following information: (1) The child's background. (2) The child's current status. (3) The child's s…

Sec. 3. If a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child seeks information concerning a preliminary inquiry, the person shall be notified: (1) whether a preliminary inquiry is being made; and (2) if so, the nature of the inquiry. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-7(c).] As …

Sec. 4. If a child interview occurs, the intake officer shall advise the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian of the following: (1) The nature of the allegations against the child. (2) That the intake officer is conducting a preliminary inquiry to assist the prose…

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies only to a court ordered or voluntary mental health: (1) screening; (2) assessment; (3) evaluation; or (4) treatment; provided by or under the direction of an evaluator, as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-90, in conjunction with proceedings under this cha…

Sec. 5. (a) The intake officer shall do the following: (1) Send the prosecuting attorney a copy of the preliminary inquiry. (2) Recommend whether to: (A) file a petition; (B) file a petition and recommend that the child be referred for an assessment by a dual status assessment te…

Sec. 6. The prosecuting attorney shall decide whether to file a petition. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-7(f).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.628.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to records created as a result of allegations that a child is a delinquent child or a child in need of services. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-2(a).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

Sec. 1.5. The juvenile court in the county of the original action has exclusive original jurisdiction over petitions to expunge records of a child alleged to be a delinquent child or a child in need of services. As added by P.L.86-2017, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. (a) Any person may petition a juvenile court at any time to remove from: (1) the court's files; (2) the files of law enforcement agencies; and (3) the files of any other person who has provided services to a child under a court order; records pertaining to the person's in…

Sec. 3. (a) A person may initiate a petition for the expungement of records of a child alleged to be a delinquent child or a child in need of services by filing a verified petition in the juvenile court in the county of the original action. The petition must set forth the followi…

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section does not apply to the records of a child adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be: (1) a felony if committed by an adult; (2) a violation of IC 35-47-2; or (3) a violation of IC 35-47-10. (b) This section applies to the records…

Sec. 4. (a) Child abuse or neglect information may be expunged under this chapter if the probative value of the information is so doubtful as to outweigh the information's validity. (b) Child abuse or neglect information shall be expunged if the information is determined to be un…

Sec. 5. (a) This subsection applies to an expungement petition that does not relate to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294). If the court grants the expungement petition, the court shall order each law…

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to records relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294). Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the records shall be destroyed upon a grant of an expungement pe…

Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to records relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294). Records shall be sealed upon a grant of an expungement petition by the court. Sealed records under this s…

Sec. 7. If a person whose records are expunged brings an action that might be defended with the contents of the records, the defendant is presumed to have a complete defense to the action. For the plaintiff to recover, the plaintiff must show that the contents of the expunged rec…

Sec. 8. A person having custody of sealed records relating to a finding that a child committed an offense that would be a serious violent felony (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-294) shall cooperate with a law enforcement agency to ensure that these records are accessible from the mob…

Sec. 1. (a) For purposes of this chapter, "governor" includes: (1) an individual performing the functions of governor; or (2) the executive authority of a state covered by this article. (b) The governor of Indiana may: (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an in…

Sec. 2. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in Indiana with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of Indiana may require a prosecutor of Indiana to demonstrate that at least sixty …

Sec. 1. Actions to annul voidable marriages under this chapter are governed by IC 31-11-10. [1997 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. A marriage is voidable if a party to the marriage was incapable because of age or mental incompetency of contracting the marriage. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-7-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. A marriage is voidable if the marriage was brought about through fraud on the part of one (1) of the parties to the marriage. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-7-2(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.

Sec. 0.5. Upon the filing of a petition to establish paternity, the clerk of the court shall prepare a notice of the filing on a form prescribed and furnished by the Indiana department of health. The notice must include the following: (1) The name of the child. (2) The name of th…

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 …