Attorney's fees, court costs, and litigation expenses
Sec. 3. (a) In any action filed to enforce or modify an order
granting or denying parenting time rights, a court may award:
(1) reasonable attorney's fees;
(2) court costs; and
(3) other reasonable expenses of litigation.
(b) In determining whether to award reasonable attorney's fees,
court costs, and other reasonable expenses of litigation, the court
may consider among other factors:
(1) whether the petitioner substantially prevailed and whether
the court found that the respondent knowingly or intentionally
violated an order granting or denying rights; and
(2) whether the respondent substantially prevailed and the court
found that the action was frivolous or vexatious.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.68-2005, SEC.48.
Last modified: May 24, 2006