Indiana Code - Family Law and Juvenile Law - Title 31, Section 31-10-1-4

Recodification of prior family law and juvenile law

Sec. 4. The recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the
general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior
family law and juvenile law. Except as provided in section 1(1) and
1(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of
the 1997 regular session of the general assembly would result in a
substantive change in the prior family law and juvenile law, the
difference shall be construed as a typographical, spelling, or other
clerical error that must be corrected by:
(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or
other matters of style in the recodification act of the 1997
regular session of the general assembly; or
(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;
as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the
1997 regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does
not result in a substantive change in the law. The principle of

statutory construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of
an act if the literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply
to the recodification act of the 1997 regular session of the general
assembly to the extent that the recodification act of the 1997 regular
session of the general assembly is not substantively identical to the
prior family law and juvenile law.

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.2.

Last modified: May 24, 2006