Indiana Code 31-21-4-8. Request by an Indiana court to a court in another state
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Sec. 8. An Indiana court may request the appropriate court of another state to do the following:
(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence under the procedures of the other state.
(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-21-4-8
- 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.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding.
(4) Forward to the Indiana court:
(A) a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing;
(B) the evidence otherwise presented; and
(C) an evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.
(5) Order:
(A) a party to a child custody proceeding; or
(B) any person having physical custody of the child;
to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.