Appearance of parties and child
Sec. 11. Appearance of the Parties and the Child. (a) The court
may order any party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear
personally before the court. If that party has physical custody of the
child the court may order that he appear personally with the child.
(b) If a party to the proceeding whose presence is desired by the
court is outside this state with or without the child the court may
order that the notice given under section 5 of this chapter include a
statement directing that party to appear personally with or without
the child and declaring that failure to appear may result in a decision
adverse to that party.
(c) If a party to the proceeding who is outside this state is directed
to appear under subsection (b) or desires to appear personally before
the court with or without the child, the court may require another
party to pay to the clerk of the court travel and other necessary
expenses of the party so appearing and of the child if this is just and
proper under the circumstances.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006