§ 31-21-5-10 — Information required by each party in a child custody proceeding

(a) Subject to local law providing for the
confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying
information in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first
pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall provide information, under
oath, regarding:
(1) the child's present address or whereabouts and the places
where the child has lived during the immediately preceding five
(5) years; and
(2) the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the
child has lived during that period.
(b) The pleading or affidavit must state the following:
(1) Whether the party has participated, as a party or witness or in
any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning the
custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify:
(A) the court;
(B) the case number; and
(C) the date of the child custody determination, if any.
(2) Whether the party knows of a proceeding that may affect the
current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and
proceedings relating to:
(A) domestic violence;
(B) protective orders;
(C) termination of parental rights; and
(D) adoptions;
and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of
the proceeding.
(3) Whether the party knows the names and addresses of a person
not a party to the proceeding who:
(A) has physical custody of the child; or
(B) claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or
visitation with, the child;
and, if so, the names and addresses of the persons.
(c) If the information required by subsection (a) is not furnished, the
court, on motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding
until the information is furnished.

Legislative History

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