Indiana Statutes
§ 31-17-5-1 — Right to seek visitation
Indiana § 31-17-5-1
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 31-17-5-1 (2026).
Text
(a)A child's grandparent may seek visitation
rights if:
(1)the child's parent is deceased;
(2)the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in
Indiana; or
(3)subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock.
(b)A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent
of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the
child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a).]
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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