S.E.A. 143, P.L. 101-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest. Prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) … [Read more...] about Parental rights
Child custody orders
H.E.A. 1626, P.L. 38-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Requires the following to be included in a custody order: (1) a trial court shall include the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the custody order is based; and (2) an appellate decision shall include the facts upon which the appellate court relied to affirm or reverse an order. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Child custody orders
Local government finance
S.E.A. 1, P.L. 68-2025 Effective: Sec. 123 effective January 1, 2028 Sec. 123 repeals the local income tax for courtroom costs. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/1 … [Read more...] about Local government finance
Civil legal aid fund
S.E.A. 222, P.L. 8-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the civil legal aid fund. Relocates a provision concerning fund distribution. Repeals the distribution formula of the civil legal aid fund statute. Requires the Office of Judicial Administration to annually report certain information regarding the civil legal aid fund to the … [Read more...] about Civil legal aid fund
Expungement
S.E.A. 281, P.L. 77-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Requires the Office of Judicial Administration, before July 1, 2025, to establish an electronic system for transmitting a chronological case summary to the state police department for purposes of expungement. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/281 … [Read more...] about Expungement