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2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 17. FAMILY LAW: CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS
CHAPTER 5. Grandparent's Visitation
31-17-5-1. Right to seek visitation
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-17-5-1 (2018)
IC 31-17-5-1 Right to seek visitation
Sec. 1. (a) A child's grandparent may seek visitation rights if:
(1) the child's parent is deceased;
(2) the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in Indiana; or
(3) subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock.
(b) A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.
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