Sec. 1. Upon finding that a man is the child's biological father, the court shall, in the initial determination, conduct a hearing to determine the issues of support, custody, and parenting time. Upon the request of any party or on the court's own motion, the court may order a probation officer to prepare a report to assist the court in determining these matters.
Ind. Code § 31-14-10-1
Hearing to determine support, custody, and parenting time following initial determination of paternity; order to probation officer to prepare report
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Pittman v. Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family Services (2011)
Most recently applied in In re the Paternity of D.M.: J.W. v. C.M. (May 2014)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.6
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