CHAPTER 25. NO CONTACT ORDERS

IC 31-34-25
    Chapter 25. No Contact Orders

IC 31-34-25-1
Eligible to file petition for no contact order
    Sec. 1. Any of the following may sign and file a petition for thejuvenile court to require a person to refrain from direct or indirectcontact with a child:
        (1) The attorney for the department.
        (2) The guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.614.

IC 31-34-25-2
Verification
    Sec. 2. A petition filed under section 1 of this chapter must beverified.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.35.

IC 31-34-25-3
Petition requirements
    Sec. 3. A petition seeking to restrain a person from contact mustbe entitled "In the Matter of a No Contact Order for ___________".The petition must allege the following:
        (1) That the respondent is likely to have direct or indirectcontact with the child in the absence of an order under thischapter.
        (2) That the child has been adjudicated a child in need ofservices.
        (3) That the best interests of the child will be served if theperson refrains from direct or indirect contact with the child.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.35.

IC 31-34-25-4
Hearing; findings
    Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrentlywith a dispositional hearing or with a hearing to modify adispositional decree.
    (b) If the court finds that the allegations under section 3 of thischapter are true, the court shall enter a decree.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.35.

IC 31-34-25-5
Protective order depository
    Sec. 5. If a court enters a decree that requires a person to refrainfrom direct or indirect contact with a child, the clerk of the courtshall comply with IC 5-2-9.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.35.