Indiana § 3-12-8-6.5 - Amendment of verified petition

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§ 3-12-8-6.5. Amendment of verified petition

Sec. 6.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court in which a petition is filed may allow the petition or cross-petition to be amended at any time upon the terms and conditions that the court orders.

(b) The court may not allow a petition to be amended following the deadline for filing a petition under this chapter if the petition as originally filed:

(1) failed to comply with this chapter; or

(2) was not filed before the deadline specified in this chapter.

As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.102.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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