Sec. 10. A circuit court and superior court have concurrent original jurisdiction with the juvenile court, including the probate court described in IC 33-31-1-9(b), for the purpose of establishing the paternity of a child in a proceeding under:

(1) IC 31-18.5;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-30-1-10

  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
(2) IC 31-1.5 (before its repeal); or

(3) IC 31-2-1 (before its repeal);

to enforce a duty of support.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-1.5(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.106; P.L.206-2015, SEC.59; P.L.84-2016, SEC.133.