§ 31-12-2-4 — Actions and proceedings in which counseling services shall be provided; referrals

(a) A domestic relations counseling bureau
shall provide counseling service to the parties in separation,
dissolution, or annulment actions, including enforcement, modification,
and post-decree proceedings that are:
(1) filed in a court; and
(2) referred to the bureau by a judge with the intent to assist in a
reconciliation of the parties, in the care and treatment of children,
if any, and in the possible solution of any marriage problems or
issues in a proceeding, in promotion of the general welfare.
(b) The bureau may receive cases referred to the bureau by attorneys
at law, the ministry, or other agencies before a divorce action is filed,
and counsel other married couples who seek the bureau's services of
their own volition.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-24-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.4.