Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this chapter applies to all proceedings under this article.
(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 18.5. Family Law: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Chapter 3. Civil Provisions of General Application
31-18.5-3-1. Proceedings; Filing Petition
31-18.5-3-2. Proceeding by Minor Parent
31-18.5-3-3. Application of Law
31-18.5-3-4. Duties of Initiating Tribunal
31-18.5-3-5. Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal
31-18.5-3-6. Inappropriate Tribunal
31-18.5-3-7. Duties of Support Enforcement Agency
31-18.5-3-8. Powers of Department of Child Services
31-18.5-3-10. Duties of the Child Support Bureau
31-18.5-3-11. Pleadings and Accompanying Documents
31-18.5-3-12. Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances
31-18.5-3-13. Costs, Fees, and Expenses
31-18.5-3-14. Limited Immunity of Petitioner
31-18.5-3-15. Nonparentage as Defense
31-18.5-3-16. Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure