Ind. Code § 31-21-2-5
"Child custody proceeding"
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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Sec. 5.
(a) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. The term includes a proceeding for:
(1) dissolution of marriage or legal separation;
(2) child abuse or neglect;
(3) guardianship;
(4) paternity;
(5) termination of parental rights; and
(6) protection from domestic violence;
in which the issue of child custody or visitation may appear.
(b) The term does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation, or enforcement of child custody under IC 31-21-6.