Indiana § 31-17-2-8.3 Supervised parenting time; conviction of crime involving domestic or
family violence; batterer's intervention program

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-17-2-8.3 — Supervised parenting time; conviction of crime involving domestic or family violence; batterer's intervention program

Indiana § 31-17-2-8.3

Art. 17FAMILY LAW: CUSTODY AND VISITATION

Ch. 2Actions for Child Custody and Modification of Child

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Ind. Code § 31-17-2-8.3 (2026).

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(a)This section applies if a court finds that a noncustodial parent has been convicted of a crime involving domestic or family violence that was witnessed or heard by the noncustodial parent's child.

(b)There is created a rebuttable presumption that the court shall order that the noncustodial parent's parenting time with the child must be supervised:

(1)for at least one (1) year and not more than two (2) years immediately following the crime involving domestic or family violence; or

(2)until the child becomes emancipated; whichever occurs first.

(c)As a condition of granting the noncustodial parent unsupervised parenting time, the court may require the noncustodial parent to complete a batterer's intervention program certified by the Indiana coalition against domestic violence.

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3. (a) This section applies if a court finds that
a noncustodial parent has been convicted of a crime involving domestic
or family violence that was witnessed or heard by the noncustodial
parent's child.
(b) There is created a rebuttable presumption that the court shall
order that the noncustodial parent's parenting time with the child must
be supervised:
(1) for at least one (1) year and not more than two (2) years
immediately following the crime involving domestic or family
violence; or
(2) until the child becomes emancipated;
whichever occurs first.
(c) As a condition of granting the noncustodial parent unsupervised
parenting time, the court may require the noncustodial parent to
complete a batterer's intervention program certified by the Indiana
coalition against domestic violence.