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Ind. Code § 31-17-5-7

Modification of order

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Santana v. Santana (1999)

Most recently applied in D.G. v. W.M. (January 2019)

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

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Sec. 7. The court may modify an order granting or denying visitation rights whenever modification would serve the best interests of the child.

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