English
EspañolUpdated:
November 14, 202331-35-3.5-4 Time limitations for filing petition for termination
Sec. 4. (a) A parent who:
(1) is the victim of an act of rape; and
(2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act of rape occurred;
may not file a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship under this chapter more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the birth of the child.
(b) A parent who:
(1) is the victim of an act of rape; and
(2) is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act of rape occurred;
may not file a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship under this chapter more than two (2) years after reaching eighteen (18) years of age.
