Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to each Indiana county that has a separate probate court.
(b) The probate court has exclusive jurisdiction in all adoption matters.
Ind. Code § 31-19-1-2
Exclusive jurisdiction of probate court
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Lucas v. C.F.K. (2007)
Most recently applied in D.H. v. J.H. (January 2011)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
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