Court ordered pregnancy and childbirth expenses
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1009 authored and presented by Rep. Rowray on court ordered pregnancy and childbirth expenses sponsored by Sen. Brown and Sen. Alexander. The author, Rep....
View ArticleElimination of costs and fees in juvenile court
For amend and vote only, upon recommitment, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1493 on elimination of costs and fees in juvenile court sponsored by Sen. Crider and Sen. Ford and authored by...
View ArticleFamily and juvenile law matters
H.E.A. 1570, P.L. 244 Effective: July 1, 2023 Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions. Provides that a confidentiality...
View ArticlePaternity actions
H.E.A. 1172, P.L. 66 Effective: July 1, 2023 Amends IC 31-17-2-3 to allow a child, by the child’s next friend, to commence a child custody proceeding under certain circumstances. Defines “next friend”...
View ArticleAdoptions
H.E.A. 1560, P.L. 89 Effective: July 1, 2023 Provides that certain consent to adoption may be withdrawn not later than 15 days after the consent to adoption is signed and that certain persons must...
View ArticleCourt ordered expenses
H.E.A. 1009, P.L. 119 Effective: January 1, 2024 Specifies what a court shall order a father to pay for pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum expenses. Read the bill at:...
View Article2023 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2023 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into...
View ArticleGuardians ad litem in adoption
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 16 authored by Sen. Bohacek and Sen. Alting on guardians ad litem in adoption. This bill requires a court to appoint a guardian ad litem in an adoption...
View ArticleFamily and juvenile law matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1369 on family and juvenile matters authored by Rep. Julie McGuire. HB 1369 does the following: Provides that the department of child services or a court shall...
View ArticleMid-Session: Family Law
SB 16 Guardians ad litem in adoption Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/12/guardians-ad-litem-in-adoption/ House sponsor: Pressel, Jordan Read the current bill:...
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