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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 § 31-9-2.1-121 "Home state"
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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-…
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-122 "Identifying information"
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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 …
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-123 "Incapacitated person"
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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.
Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-124 "Incarceration"
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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 …

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Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-125 "Includes"

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

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-126 "Income"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-127 "Income payor"

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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.…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-128 "Income withholding order"

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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 …

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-128.7 "Independent activity"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-129 "Index"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-13 "Adoptive parent"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-130 "Indian child"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-131 "Initial determination"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-132 "Initiating tribunal"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-133 "Intake officer"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-134 "Intended biological parent"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-135 "Interested person"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-136 "Issuing court"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-137 "Issuing foreign country"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-138 "Issuing state"

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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 …

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-139 "Issuing tribunal"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-14 "Adult"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-140 "Joint legal custody"

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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…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-141 "Judge"

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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.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-142 "Juvenile"

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Sec. 142. "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 § 31-9-2.1-143 "Juvenile court"

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Sec. 143. "Juvenile court", for purposes of the juvenile law, refers to a court having juvenile jurisdiction. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-144 "Juvenile detention facility"

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Sec. 144. "Juvenile detention facility", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a facility described in IC 31-31-8-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-145 "Juvenile diversion"

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Sec. 145. "Juvenile diversion" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-37-8.5-1. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-146 "Juvenile law"

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Sec. 146. "Juvenile law" refers to IC 31-30 through IC 31-40. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-147 "Kinship care navigator program"

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Sec. 147. "Kinship care navigator program", for purposes of IC 31-25-2-25, means the program established by the department of child services to assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using programs and services to meet the needs of the caregivers and of the chi…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-148 "Law"

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Sec. 148. "Law", 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 § 31-9-2.1-149 "Law enforcement agency"

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Sec. 149. "Law enforcement agency", for purposes of IC 31-36, means a governmental agency or department whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-15 "Advisory board"

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Sec. 15. "Advisory board", for purposes of IC 31-31-9, refers to the juvenile detention center advisory board described in IC 31-31-9. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-150 "Legal settlement"

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Sec. 150. "Legal settlement", for purposes of IC 31-34-20-5, IC 31-34-21-10, IC 31-37-19-26, and IC 31-37-20-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-11. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-151 "Legend drug"

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Sec. 151. "Legend drug", for purposes of the juvenile law, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-199. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-152 "Licensed kinship caregiver"

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Sec. 152. "Licensed kinship caregiver" means a relative who is: (1) providing care and supervision to a child under a court order for purposes of placement in a child in need of services case or juvenile delinquency case; and (2) licensed as a foster parent under IC 31-27-4. As a…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-153 "Licensee"

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Sec. 153. "Licensee", for purposes of IC 31-27, means a person who holds a valid license issued under IC 31-27. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-154 "Lifetime sex or violent offender"

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Sec. 154. "Lifetime sex or violent offender" has the meaning set forth in IC 34-28-2-1.5. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-155 "Local law enforcement authority"

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Sec. 155. "Local law enforcement authority" has the meaning set forth in IC 11-8-8-2. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-156 "Local office"

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Sec. 156. "Local office", for purposes of this title, refers to a local office established by the department to serve a county or a region. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-157 "Long term foster parent"

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Sec. 157. "Long term foster parent", for purposes of IC 31-32-2.5 and IC 31-34-21, means a foster parent who has provided care and supervision for a child: (1) for at least the twelve (12) most recent months; (2) for at least fifteen (15) months of the most recent twenty-two (22)…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-158 "Maternal or paternal grandparent"

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Sec. 158. "Maternal or paternal grandparent", for purposes of IC 31-17-5, includes: (1) the adoptive parent of the child's parent; (2) the parent of the child's adoptive parent; and (3) the parent of the child's parent. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-159 "Medical history"

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Sec. 159. "Medical history", for purposes of IC 31-19-18 through IC 31-19-20, means: (1) a comprehensive report required by IC 31-19-2-7; and (2) any voluntary medical information transmitted to the state registrar under IC 31-19-18-3. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-16 "Age or developmentally appropriate"

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Sec. 16. "Age or developmentally appropriate", for purposes of IC 31-34 and IC 31-37, means: (1) activities or items that are generally: (A) accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity; or (B) determined to be developmentally appropriate f…

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-160 "Medical information"

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Sec. 160. "Medical information", for purposes of IC 31-19-18, IC 31-19-20, and IC 31-19-24, means any information that may affect the medical history of an adoptee. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-161 "Modification"

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Sec. 161. "Modification", for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-12. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-162 "Monitor"

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Sec. 162. "Monitor", for purposes of IC 31-27, means observation to determine the licensee's continuing compliance with IC 31-27. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-162.5 "Near fatality"

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Sec. 162.5. "Near fatality", for purposes of IC 31-33-18.5, means a severe childhood injury or condition that is certified by a physician as being life threatening. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 31-9-2.1-163 "Neglected child"; "dependent child"

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Sec. 163. "Neglected child" or "dependent 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 § 31-9-2.1-164 "Noncustodial parent"

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Sec. 164. "Noncustodial parent", for purposes of IC 31-14-15, IC 31-16-6-1.5, and IC 31-17-4, means the parent who is not the custodial parent. As added by P.L.145-2026, SEC.161.