§ 31-15-2-6 — Residence; filing in county of guardian's residence

Indiana § 31-15-2-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
• Ch. 2: Actions for Dissolution of Marriage

Text

(a) At the time of the filing of a petition under
section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties must have been:
(1) a resident of Indiana; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within
Indiana;
for six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), at the time of the filing of
a petition under section 4 of this chapter, at least one (1) of the parties
must have been:
(1) a resident of the county; or
(2) stationed at a United States military installation within the
county;
where the petition is filed for three (3) months immediately preceding
the filing of the petition.
(c) If a court has authorized a guardian to file a petition under
section 4 of this chapter on behalf of an incapacitated person under IC 29-3-9-12.2, the guardian may file the petition for dissolution in the
guardian's county of residence if the guardian has resided in that county
for at least three (3) months immediately preceding the filing of the
petition.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-6(a) part, (b)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.14.