Ind. Code § 31-17-5-1 : FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW — FAMILY LAW: CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS — GRANDPARENT'S VISITATION —17-5-1 - Right to seek visitation TEXT PDF (a) A child's grandparent may seek visitation rights if: (1) the child's parent is deceased; (2) the marriage of the child's parents has been dissolved in Indiana; or (3) subject to subsection (b), the child was born out of wedlock. (b) A court may not grant visitation rights to a paternal grandparent of a child who is born out of wedlock under subsection (a)(3) if the child's father has not established paternity in relation to the child. IC 31-17-5-1 Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-1-11.7-2(a). As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.9.