Ind. Code § 34-26-5-4
Jurisdiction; venue
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 4. (a) Any court of record has jurisdiction to issue a civil order for protection.
Sec. 4. (a) Any court of record has jurisdiction to issue a civil order for protection.
(b) A petition for an order for protection must be filed in the county in which the:
(b) A petition for an order for protection must be filed in the county in which the:
(1) petitioner currently or temporarily resides;
(1) petitioner currently or temporarily resides;
(2) respondent resides; or
(2) respondent resides; or
(3) domestic or family violence occurred.
(3) domestic or family violence or harassment occurred.
(c) There is no minimum residency requirement to petition for an order for protection.
(c) There is no minimum residency requirement to petition for an order for protection.
(d) If a court has jurisdiction over an action that relates to the subject matter of the requested civil order for protection under section 2(b) or 2(c)(3) of this chapter, either because of an action pending in that court or in the exercise of the court's continuing jurisdiction, the petitioner must file the petition for an order for protection in that court.
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