Ind. Code § 31-21-4-8
Request by an Indiana court to a court in another state
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-21-4-8, Request by an Indiana court to a court in another state, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1670179
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Sec. 8. An Indiana court may request the appropriate court of another state to do the following:
(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.
(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence under the procedures of the other state.
(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding.
(4) Forward to the Indiana court:
(A) a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing;
(B) the evidence otherwise presented; and
(C) an evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.
(5) Order:
(A) a party to a child custody proceeding; or
(B) any person having physical custody of the child;
to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.