Section 35-46-1-7 - Nonsupport of a parent(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to his parent, when the parent is unable to support himself, commits nonsupport of a parent, a Class A misdemeanor.(b) It is a defense that the accused person had not been supported by the parent during the time he was a dependent child under eighteen (18) years of age, unless the parent was unable to provide support.(c) It is a defense that the accused person was unable to provide support.As added by Acts1976 , P.L. 148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts1977 , P.L. 340, SEC.90; Acts1978 , P.L. 144, SEC.11.