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2020 Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 21. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
Chapter 6. Enforcement
31-21-6-12. Fees, Costs, and Expenses; Request for Assistance of Law Enforcement; Additional Relief; Refusal to Testify; Spousal Privilege
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-21-6-12 (2020)
Sec. 12. (a) The court:
(1) shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under section 15 of this chapter; and
(2) may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.
(b) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
(c) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this chapter.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
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