§ 31-12-1-1 Determination of necessity to establish court
§ 31-12-1-2 Designation of judges; sessions of court
§ 31-12-1-3 Designation of court
§ 31-12-1-4 Jurisdiction; supplemental powers
§ 31-12-1-5 Absence or inability of judge to perform duties; appointment of substitute
§ 31-12-1-6 Duty of clerk of judicial circuit court to file cases in domestic relations court
§ 31-12-1-7 Forms of action; caption
§ 31-12-1-8 Petition invoking jurisdiction for reconciliation or amicable settlement
§ 31-12-1-9 Appointment of referees, counselors, assistants, and clerks; compensation; expenses
§ 31-12-1-10 Referee’s duties
§ 31-12-1-11 Counselor’s duties
§ 31-12-1-12 Director of domestic relations counseling
§ 31-12-1-13 Counseling service not condonation of acts constituting grounds for dissolution of marriage
§ 31-12-1-14 Private counseling proceedings; confidential communications
§ 31-12-1-15 Setting cause for hearing
§ 31-12-1-16 Court of record

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 12 > Chapter 1 - Domestic Relations Courts; Provision of Counseling Services

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.