Ind. Code § 31-21-6-13
Application for issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of a child
Indiana · Indiana Code Title 31 — Family Law and Juvenile Law · Status: effective
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- Ind. Code § 31-21-6-13, Application for issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of a child, Indiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1670211
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Sec. 13.
(a) On the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to:
(1) suffer serious physical harm; or
(2) be removed from Indiana.
(b) If the court, on the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from Indiana, the court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed unless hearing the petition on that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The application for the warrant must include the statements required by section 8(b) of this chapter.