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2013 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW
ARTICLE 15. FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS


Download as PDF IC 31-15 ARTICLE 15. FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION IC 31-15-1 Chapter 1. General Provisions IC 31-15-1-1 Construction and application of article Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote the purposes and policies of this article. As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. IC 31-15-1-2 Purposes and policies of article Sec. 2. The purposes and policies of this article are as follows: (1) To abolish the existing grounds for absolute and limited divorce and to provide as the basis for dissolution of marriage: (A) irretrievable breakdown of the marriage; (B) the conviction of either party, subsequent to the marriage, of a felony; (C) impotence existing at the time of the marriage; and (D) incurable insanity of either party for a period of at least two (2) years. (2) To provide for the appropriate procedures for the dissolution of marriage. (3) To provide for the disposition of property, child support, and child custody. (4) To provide for separation agreements. (5) To provide for a temporary legal separation. As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

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