§ 34-26-5-4 — Jurisdiction; venue

Indiana § 34-26-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 26: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: INJUNCTIONS AND
• Ch. 5: Indiana Civil Protection Order Act

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(a) Any court of record has jurisdiction to issue
a civil order for protection.
(b) A petition for an order for protection must be filed in the county
in which the:
(1) petitioner currently or temporarily resides;
(2) respondent resides; or
(3) domestic or family violence or harassment occurred.
(c) There is no minimum residency requirement to petition for an
order for protection.
(d) If a court has jurisdiction over an action that relates to the
subject matter of the requested civil order for protection under section
2(b) or 2(c)(3) of this chapter, either because of an action pending in
that court or in the exercise of the court's continuing jurisdiction, the
petitioner must file the petition for an order for protection in that court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.266-2019, SEC.7.