"Custodial parent", for purposes of IC 31-14-13-8, IC 31-14-15, IC 31-16-6-1.5, IC 31-16-12.5, IC 31-17-2-22, and IC 31-17-4, means the parent who has been awarded physical custody of a child by a court.
IC 31-9-2-30
Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-1-11.5-26(a) part; 31-6-6.1-12.1(a) part.