Indiana § 31-13-1-2 Bigamous marriages

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-13-1-2 — Bigamous marriages

Indiana § 31-13-1-2

Art. 13FAMILY LAW: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Ch. 1Children of Void or Voidable Marriages

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Ind. Code § 31-13-1-2 (2026).

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If:

(1)a marriage is void because either of the parties to the marriage has a living husband or wife; and

(2)either of the parties to the marriage did not reasonably believe that either of the parties had a living husband or wife; the children of the marriage shall be treated as if the children are children of a marriage that is not void if the children were conceived before the discovery that a party to the marriage had a living husband or wife. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-8-2.]

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If:
(1) a marriage is void because either of the parties to the marriage
has a living husband or wife; and
(2) either of the parties to the marriage did not reasonably believe
that either of the parties had a living husband or wife;
the children of the marriage shall be treated as if the children are
children of a marriage that is not void if the children were conceived
before the discovery that a party to the marriage had a living husband
or wife.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-8-2.]