Indiana Code 31-17-4-3. Attorney’s fees, court costs, and litigation expenses
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Sec. 3. (a) In any action filed to enforce or modify an order granting or denying parenting time rights, a court may award:
(2) court costs; and
(1) reasonable attorney‘s fees;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-17-4-3
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(3) other reasonable expenses of litigation.
(b) In determining whether to award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses of litigation, the court may consider among other factors:
(1) whether the petitioner substantially prevailed and whether the court found that the respondent knowingly or intentionally violated an order granting or denying rights; and
(2) whether the respondent substantially prevailed and the court found that the action was frivolous or vexatious.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-24(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.68-2005, SEC.48.