Action for Visitation of Minor Child

Every application or verified petition in an action for visitation of a minor child, other than actions for dissolution of marriage or civil union, legal sep- aration or annulment, shall state the name and date of birth of such minor child or children, the names of the parents and legal guardian of such minor child or children, and the facts necessary to give the court jurisdiction. An application brought under this section shall comply with Section 25- 5. Any application or verified petition brought under this Section shall be commenced by an order to show cause. Upon presentation of the application or verified petition and an affidavit concerning chil- dren, the judicial authority shall cause an order to be issued requiring the adverse party or parties to appear on a day certain and show cause, if any there be, why the relief requested in the applica- tion or verified petition should not be granted. The application or verified petition, order and affidavit shall be served on the adverse party not less than twelve days before the date of the hearing or other court event, which shall not be more than thirty- five days from the filing of the application or veri- fied petition. (P.B. 1998.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 26, 2000, to take effect Jan. 1, 2001; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended June 13, 2014, to take effect Jan. 1, 2015; amended June 14, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.)