Sec. 3. After March 14, 1988, a court may not base a decision concerning the best interests of a child in any civil action solely on evidence that a surrogate and any other person:

(1) entered into a surrogate agreement; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-20-1-3

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(2) acted in accordance with a surrogate agreement;

unless a party proves that the surrogate agreement was entered into through duress, fraud, or misrepresentation.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-8-2-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.12.