Indiana § 31-15-2-7 - Venue; legal separation proceeding pending or order in effect; disposition
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§ 31-15-2-7. Venue; legal separation proceeding pending or order in effect; disposition
Sec. 7. (a) A petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage must be filed in the court in which:
(1) a legal separation proceeding is pending; or
(2) a provisional order or decree for legal separation is in effect;
if the petition for legal separation was filed before the petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage.
(b) If a petition or counter petition for dissolution of marriage under section 4 of this chapter is filed while a provisional order or decree for legal separation is in effect, the procedure for dissolution of marriage continues. The provisional order or decree for legal separation remains in effect only:
(1) until the effective date of the provisional order on the petition or counter petition for dissolution; or
(2) until the provisional order or decree for legal separation expires;
whichever occurs first.
(c) The court shall dismiss a petition for legal separation if, at the time the petition for dissolution is filed, neither:
(1) a provisional order; nor
(2) a decree for legal separation;
has been granted.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-8.5.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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