Indiana § 31-21-2-8 "Home state"

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-21-2-8 — "Home state"

Indiana·Art. 21 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION·Ch. 2 Definitions

"Home state" means the state in which a child lived with:

(1)a parent; or

(2)a person acting as a parent; for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding. In the case of a child less than six (6) months of age, the term means the state in which the child lived since birth with a parent or person acting as a parent. A period of temporary absence of the parent or person acting as a parent is part of the period.

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"Home state" means the state in which a child
lived with:
(1) a parent; or
(2) a person acting as a parent;
for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately before the
commencement of a child custody proceeding. In the case of a child
less than six (6) months of age, the term means the state in which the
child lived since birth with a parent or person acting as a parent. A
period of temporary absence of the parent or person acting as a parent
is part of the period.

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