Indiana Code 31-18.5-3-1. Proceedings; filing petition
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Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this chapter applies to all proceedings under this article.
(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-18.5-3-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.