Indiana § 31-21-6-13 Application for issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of a child

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-21-6-13 — Application for issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of a child

Indiana·Art. 21 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION·Ch. 6 Enforcement

(a)On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to:

(1)suffer serious physical harm; or

(2)be removed from Indiana.

(b)If the court, on the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from Indiana, the court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed unless hearing the petition on that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The application for the warran

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(a) On the filing of a petition seeking
enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file
a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical
custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to:
(1) suffer serious physical harm; or
(2) be removed from Indiana.
(b) If the court, on the testimony of the petitioner or other witness,
finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm
or be removed from Indiana, the court may issue a warrant to take
physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard on the next
judicial day after the warrant is executed unless hearing the petition on
that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on
the first judicial day possible. The application for the warrant must
include the statements required by section 8(b) of this chapter.

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