Indiana § 31-17-4-5 - Temporary restraining order against custodial parent
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-17-4-5 — Temporary restraining order against custodial parent, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-17-4-5. Temporary restraining order against custodial parent
Sec. 5. (a) If an application for an injunction has been filed under section 4 of this chapter (or IC 31-1-11.5-26 before its repeal), the court may grant, without notice, upon affidavit of the noncustodial parent, a temporary restraining order restraining the custodial parent from further violation of the parenting time order.
(b) In the affidavit, the noncustodial parent must state under penalties for perjury that:
(1) the noncustodial parent has been granted parenting time rights with the child; and
(2) the noncustodial parent regularly pays the support ordered by a court for the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.5-26(c) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.68-2005, SEC.50.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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