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In Indiana, the only court with the right to terminate the parental relationship is one with juvenile or probate jurisdiction. The parents involved in the case may either agree to the termination of their rights or else the court may order mandatory termination without the parents' consent.

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.

What Does Legal Separation Mean in Indiana? The process starts when one party files a petition with the court. Your request must contain specific information, like each spouse's full name, the names of any children (age 21 and under) from your marriage, the date of your wedding and separation, and your address.

(a) Upon the filing of an affidavit described in section 1 of this chapter, the clerk shall issue an order for a time fixed by the judge directing the defendant to appear to controvert the affidavit or to show cause why the judge should not remove the defendant from the property and put the plaintiff in possession.

After one year you should be ready to decide if you want to get a divorce or get back together with your spouse. If either spouse files for a divorce during the legal separation period, then the divorce case will take over and the legal separation will end.

How long do you have to be separated before a divorce in Indiana? Indiana divorce law requires a separation period of 60 days before a divorce can be finalized. The couple does not need to be separated prior to filing for divorce, but the court does require this waiting period before the divorce can be finalized.