31-20-1-3. Best interests of child; basis for court decisions

IN Code § 31-20-1-3 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3. After March 14, 1988, a court may not base a decision concerning the best interests of a child in any civil action solely on evidence that a surrogate and any other person:

(1) entered into a surrogate agreement; or

(2) acted in accordance with a surrogate agreement;

unless a party proves that the surrogate agreement was entered into through duress, fraud, or misrepresentation.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-8-2-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.12.