Sec. 77. "Maternal or paternal grandparent", for purposes of IC 31-17-5, includes:
(1) the adoptive parent of the child's parent;
(2) the parent of the child's adoptive parent; and
(3) the parent of the child's parent.
Ind. Code § 31-9-2-77
"Maternal or paternal grandparent"
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kirk R. Jocham v. Melba Sutliff (2015)
Most recently applied in Robert Walker and Patricia Walker v. Megan (Buckner) Knight Robert Walker and Patricia Walker v. Ashley Erin Carpenter (January 2019)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.