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§ 31-17-5-1 — Indiana Law | CourtGPT
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§ 31-17-5-1

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(a) A child's grandparent may seek visitation rights if:(1) the child's parent is deceased;(2) the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in Indiana; or(3) subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock.(b) A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.9.