Jurisdiction of child custody proceeding in marriage dissolution
Sec. 12. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a court having jurisdiction
under IC 31-17-2 of a child custody proceeding in a marriage
dissolution has concurrent original jurisdiction with the juvenile
court for the purpose of modifying custody of a child who is under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court because:
(1) the child is the subject of a child in need of services
proceeding;
(2) the child is the subject of a juvenile delinquency proceeding
that does not involve an act described under IC 31-37-1-2; or
(3) the child is the subject of a paternity proceeding.
(b) Whenever the court having child custody jurisdiction under
IC 31-17-2 in a marriage dissolution modifies child custody as
provided by this section, the modification is effective only when the
juvenile court:
(1) enters an order approving the child custody modification; or
(2) terminates the child in need of services proceeding, the
juvenile delinquency proceeding, or the paternity proceeding.
As added by P.L.164-1999, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 24, 2006