Indiana § 31-17-5-1 - Right to seek visitation
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 31-17-5-1 — Right to seek visitation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-17-5-1. Right to seek visitation
Sec. 1. (a) A child's grandparent may seek visitation rights if:
(1) the child's parent is deceased;
(2) the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in Indiana; or
(3) subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock.
(b) A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-17-5-1 ("Right to seek visitation") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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