2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 5. PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN DISSOLUTION AND LEGAL SEPARATION ACTIONS
IC 31-15-5Chapter 5. Protective Orders in Dissolution and Legal Separation Actions
IC 31-15-5-1
Protective order; procedure
31-15-5-1 Sec. 1. Either party may request a protective order to
prevent domestic or family violence at any time during the
dissolution of marriage or legal separation action by filing a petition
under IC 34-26-5 in the court in which the case is pending. The court
may not require the moving party to give security. If the petitioner
requests an ex parte protective order, the court shall immediately:
(1) review the request; and
(2) if required, set a hearing;
under IC 34-26-5. The procedure and law for a proceeding under this
section are controlled by IC 34-26-5.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.197-1997, SEC.6;
P.L.133-2002, SEC.31; P.L.221-2003, SEC.6.
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