Indiana Code 31-30-1-13. Jurisdiction of child custody proceeding in paternity proceeding; paternity of child; survival of order
(1) the child is the subject of a child in need of services proceeding; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-30-1-13
- 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.
(b) Subject to subsection (d), a court having jurisdiction over a child who is the subject of a child in need of services proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding has concurrent jurisdiction with a court having jurisdiction under IC 31-14 for the purpose of establishing or modifying paternity, custody, parenting time, or child support of the child.
(c) Whenever the court having child custody jurisdiction under IC 31-14 in a paternity proceeding modifies child custody as provided by this section, the modification is effective only when the juvenile court with jurisdiction over the child in need of services proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding:
(1) enters an order adopting and approving the child custody modification; or
(2) terminates the child in need of services proceeding or the juvenile delinquency proceeding.
(d) If, under this section, a juvenile court:
(1) establishes or modifies paternity, custody, child support, or parenting time of a child; and
(2) terminates a child in need of services proceeding or a juvenile delinquency proceeding regarding the child;
the order establishing or modifying paternity, custody, child support, or parenting time survives the termination of the child in need of services proceeding or the juvenile delinquency proceeding until the court having concurrent original jurisdiction under subsection (a) assumes or reassumes primary jurisdiction of the case to address all other issues.
(e) A court that assumes or reassumes jurisdiction of a case under subsection (d) may modify child custody, child support, or parenting time in accordance with applicable modification statutes.
As added by P.L.164-1999, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.162-2011, SEC.42; P.L.183-2017, SEC.29; P.L.66-2023, SEC.2.