CHAPTER 1. CHILDREN OF VOID OR VOIDABLE MARRIAGES
IC 31-13
ARTICLE 13. FAMILY LAW: PARENT-CHILD
RELATIONSHIP
IC 31-13-1
Chapter 1. Children of Void or Voidable Marriages
IC 31-13-1-1
Parties to marriage more closely related than second cousins
Sec. 1. If a marriage is void because the parties to the marriage are
more closely related than second cousins, the children of the
marriage shall be treated as if the children are children of a marriage
that is not void.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.5.
IC 31-13-1-2
Bigamous marriages
Sec. 2. If:
(1) a marriage is void because either of the parties to the
marriage has a living husband or wife; and
(2) either of the parties to the marriage did not reasonably
believe that either of the parties had a living husband or wife;
the children of the marriage shall be treated as if the children are
children of a marriage that is not void if the children were conceived
before the discovery that a party to the marriage had a living husband
or wife.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.5.
IC 31-13-1-3
Child of annulled marriage
Sec. 3. A child of a marriage that is annulled under IC 31-11-10
(or IC 31-7-7 before its repeal) is considered to be a child of a valid
marriage if the child is conceived before the marriage is annulled.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.5.