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Ind. Code § 31-42-1-2

Governmental entity prohibited from substantially burdening parental rights

As added by P.L.101-2025, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. A governmental entity may not substantially burden a parent's fundamental right to direct the:

(1) upbringing;

(2) religious instruction;

(3) education; or

(4) health care;

of the parent's child, unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest.

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