Section 31-17-5-1 - Right to seek visitation(a) A child's grandparent may seek visitation rights if:(1) the child's parent is deceased;(2) the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in Indiana; or(3) subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock.(b) A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.9.