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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-2-4

Simultaneous proceedings

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 31-18.5-1-1 to 31-18.5-9-1 (76 sections).

As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.

Sec. 4. (a) An Indiana tribunal may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:

(1) the petition or comparable pleading in Indiana is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;

(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and

(3) if relevant, Indiana is the home state of the child.

(b) An Indiana tribunal may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:

(1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in Indiana for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by Indiana;

(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in Indiana; and

(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state 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.