§ 31-21-4-8 — Request by an Indiana court to a court in another state

Indiana § 31-21-4-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 21: UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION
• Ch. 4: Communication and Cooperation Between Courts

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An Indiana court may request the appropriate
court of another state to do the following:
(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.
(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence under the
procedures of the other state.
(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody
of a child involved in a pending proceeding.
(4) Forward to the Indiana court:
(A) a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the
hearing;
(B) the evidence otherwise presented; and
(C) an evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.
(5) Order:
(A) a party to a child custody proceeding; or
(B) any person having physical custody of the child;
to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.