Sec. 1. Jurisdiction of a child custody proceeding under:

(1) this chapter, IC 31-17-4, IC 31-17-6, and IC 31-17-7; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-17-2-1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) IC 31-21 (or IC 31-17-3 before its repeal);

shall be determined under IC 31-21 (or IC 31-17-3 before its repeal).

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-20(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.34.