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Ind. Code § 31-17-2-3

Commencement of proceeding

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Lighty v. Lighty (2008)

Most recently applied in In re the Paternity of C.B. and S.B. Gregory W. Brown v. Kara Davis (October 2018)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9

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Sec. 3. (a) A child custody proceeding is commenced in the court by:

(1) a parent by filing a petition under IC 31-15-2-4, IC 31-15-3-4, or IC 31-16-2-3;

(2) a person other than a parent by filing a petition seeking a determination of custody of the child; or

(3) a child, by the child's next friend, if the child is the subject of a:

(A) child in need of services petition under IC 31-34; or

(B) termination petition under IC 31-35.

(b) As used in this section, "child's next friend" means:

(1) the department;

(2) the child's court appointed special advocate; or

(3) the child's guardian ad litem.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.