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When a child turns 19 years old, the child is emancipated by operation of law, and the non-custodial parent's obligation to pay current child support terminates. An exception is if the child is incapacitated. In this case, the child support continues during the incapacity or until further order of the court.

File a Petition for Guardianship with a court with probate jurisdiction and notify the allegedly incapacitated person, all close family members, and any person or institution having care or custody of the allegedly incapacitated person during the 60 days preceding filing of guardianship petition. Pay the filing fee.

No. A parent cannot file for termination of parental rights. The only exception would be if you are re-married and your husband wants to adopt your child. Then your ex-husband could consent to the adoption, thus terminating his parental rights, so your new husband could adopt the child.

It is always best to get an attorney, and sometimes the court will require you to have an attorney in a guardianship case. You should review the statutes on guardianship here: Indiana Code Title 29-3. Rules may be different in every county.

In order to get guardianship of a minor child, you must explain to the court how a guardianship is in the best interest of the child and ask the court to appoint you as the guardian. Look through our self-help forms, videos, and linked resources on Guardianship in Indiana.

There are different types of guardianships in Indiana including limited guardianship, guardian ad litem, veterans administration guardianship, temporary guardianship, and de facto guardianship.