Sec. 4. A grandparent seeking visitation rights shall file a petition requesting reasonable visitation rights:

(1) in a circuit, superior or probate court of the county in which the child resides in a case described in section 1(a)(1), 1(a)(3), or 10 of this chapter; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-17-5-4

  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
(2) in the court having jurisdiction over the dissolution of the parents’ marriage in a case described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.50-2006, SEC.8.