This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2023 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law. Civil Physician noncompete agreements (S.E.A. 7, P.L. 165)Alcohol matters (S.E.A. 20, P.L. 167)Receivership for past due utility bills (S.E.A. 114, P.L. 5)Tax sales (S.E.A. 156, … [Read more...] about 2023 Legislative Session Digest
Family
Court ordered expenses
H.E.A. 1009, P.L. 119 Effective: January 1, 2024 Specifies what a court shall order a father to pay for pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum expenses. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1009 … [Read more...] about Court ordered expenses
Adoptions
H.E.A. 1560, P.L. 89 Effective: July 1, 2023 Provides that certain consent to adoption may be withdrawn not later than 15 days after the consent to adoption is signed and that certain persons must file a motion to contest an adoption after receiving certain notice. (Current law allows 30 days to withdraw.) Allows a consent to adoption to be executed or acknowledged in … [Read more...] about Adoptions
Paternity actions
H.E.A. 1172, P.L. 66 Effective: July 1, 2023 Amends IC 31-17-2-3 to allow a child, by the child's next friend, to commence a child custody proceeding under certain circumstances. Defines "next friend" for this purpose. Provides that a court having jurisdiction over a child who is the subject of a child in need of services proceeding or juvenile delinquency proceeding has … [Read more...] about Paternity actions
Family and juvenile law matters
H.E.A. 1570, P.L. 244 Effective: July 1, 2023 Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570 … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters