Section 31-16-20-5 - Hearing requirement; contents of petition; notice(a) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the order for the transfer of the proceedings may be made only after a hearing is held on a petition filed by or on behalf of the parent or other person having custody of the children.(b) The petition must: (1) set forth: (A) the facts upon which the petition is based; and(B) the reasons for requesting the transfer of the proceedings; and(c) Notice shall be issued on the petition to the other parent notifying the other parent of: (1) the pendency of the petition; and(2) the time and place where the hearing will be heard.(d) The hearing court shall: (1) advance the hearing on the docket; and(2) promptly hold the hearing.Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-7-2(a).
As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.8.