§ 31-18.5-3-11 — Pleadings and accompanying documents

Indiana § 31-18.5-3-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 18.5: FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE
• Ch. 3: Civil Provisions of General Application

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(a) In a proceeding under this article, a
petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage
of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of
another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise
ordered under section 12 of this chapter, the petition or accompanying
documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential
address, and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or
the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address,
Social Security number, and date of birth of each child for whose
benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined.
Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be
accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued
by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information
that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and
accompanying documents must conform substantially with the
requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in
cases filed by a support enforcement agency.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.