"Close relative"
Ind. Code § 2-7-1-1.7
in effectSec. 1.7. (a) "Close relative" refers to the following relatives of an individual:
(1) The individual's parent.
(2) The individual's spouse.
(3) The individual's children.
(b) A relative by adoption, half-blood, marriage, or remarriage is considered as a relative of whole kinship.
As added by P.L.58-2010, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.3; P.L.149-2016, SEC.2.
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