CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

IC 31-15
    ARTICLE 15. FAMILY LAW: DISSOLUTION OFMARRIAGE AND LEGAL SEPARATION

IC 31-15-1
    Chapter 1. General Provisions

IC 31-15-1-1
Construction and application of article
    Sec. 1. This article shall be construed and applied to promote thepurposes and policies of this article.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.

IC 31-15-1-2
Purposes and policies of article
    Sec. 2. The purposes and policies of this article are as follows:
        (1) To abolish the existing grounds for absolute and limiteddivorce and to provide as the basis for dissolution of marriage:
            (A) irretrievable breakdown of the marriage;
            (B) the conviction of either party, subsequent to themarriage, of a felony;
            (C) impotence existing at the time of the marriage; and
            (D) incurable insanity of either party for a period of at leasttwo (2) years.
        (2) To provide for the appropriate procedures for the dissolutionof marriage.
        (3) To provide for the disposition of property, child support,and child custody.
        (4) To provide for separation agreements.
        (5) To provide for a temporary legal separation.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.7.