Indiana Code § 31-35-3.5-4

Time limits for filing petition
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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.

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