Ind. Code § 31-35-3.5-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 31-35-3.5-5 - Contents of petition

The verified petition filed under section 3 of this chapter must:

(1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of ______________, a child, and _______________, the parent"; and
(2) allege:
(A) that the alleged perpetrator committed an act of rape against the parent who filed the petition to terminate the parent-child relationship;
(B) that the child was conceived as a result of the act of rape described under clause (A); and
(C) that the termination of the parent-child relationship between the alleged perpetrator and the child is in the best interests of the child.

IC 31-35-3.5-5

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