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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-21-4-8

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 8. An Indiana court may request the appropriate court of another state to do the following:

(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.

(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence under the procedures of the other state.

(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding.

(4) Forward to the Indiana court:

(A) a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing;

(B) the evidence otherwise presented;  and

(C) an evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.

(5) Order:

(A) a party to a child custody proceeding;  or

(B) any person having physical custody of the child;

to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

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