Ind. Code § 31-35-3.5-4

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-35-3.5-4 - Time limits for filing petition

(a) A parent who:

(1) is the victim of an act of rape; and

(2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act of rape occurred;

may not file a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship under this chapter more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the birth of the child.

(b) A parent who:

(1) is the victim of an act of rape; and

(2) is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act of rape occurred;

may not file a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship under this chapter more than two (2) years after reaching eighteen (18) years of age.

IC 31-35-3.5-4

Added by P.L. 64-2016, SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2016.