# Ind. Code § 20-26-11-2.5: Election to have legal settlement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-2.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 20-26-11-2.5
- **Heading:** Election to have legal settlement
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-2.5

## Text

Sec. 2.5. (a) In the case of a student described in section 2(a)(3) of this chapter, the:

(1) parent granted physical custody by a court; or

(2) student, if the student is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

may elect for the student to have legal settlement in the school corporation whose attendance area contains the residence of the student's mother or the school corporation whose attendance area contains the residence of the student's father.

(b) An election under subsection (a) shall be made on a yearly basis and applies throughout the school year unless the student's parent no longer resides within the attendance area of the school corporation.

(c) The parent or student who makes an election under subsection (a) is not required to pay transfer tuition.

As added by P.L.13-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.141-2006, SEC.93; P.L.219-2015, SEC.2; P.L.38-2020, SEC.7.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-0.2 Application of certain amendments to prior law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-0.2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-1 "Residence", "resides", and comparable terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-1.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-3 Forms concerning legal settlement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-4 Student emancipation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-4.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-6 Transfer tuition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-6.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-7 Transfers; students with disabilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 20-26-11-8 Payment of transfer tuition for students in public and private institutions or in foster homes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T20_A26_C11_S20-26-11-8.md)
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