1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court in which a petition is filed may allow the petition or cross-petition to be amended at any time upon the terms and conditions that the court orders.

2. (b) The court may not allow a petition to be amended following the deadline for filing a petition under this chapter if the petition as originally filed:

   1. (1) failed to comply with this chapter; or
   2. (2) was not filed before the deadline specified in this chapter.

As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.102.