§ 12-7-2-58 — "Dependent child"

(a) "Dependent child", for purposes of the
statutes listed in subsection (b), means a needy individual who satisfies
either of the following conditions:
(1) The individual is less than sixteen (16) years of age.
(2) The individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the
county office that has jurisdiction of the individual finds all of the
following:
(A) The individual regularly attends school.
(B) The individual has been deprived of parental support or
care because of a parent's:
(i) death;
(ii) continued absence from the home; or
(iii) physical or mental incapacity.
(C) The individual's parent or other relative who is legally
responsible for the child's support is not able to provide
adequately for the individual without public assistance.
(D) The individual is living in the home of at least one (1) of
the following relatives:
(i) The individual's parent.
(ii) The individual's sibling.
(iii) The individual's grandparent.
(iv) The individual's stepparent.
(v) The individual's stepbrother or stepsister.
(vi) The individual's aunt or uncle.
(b) This section applies to the following statutes:
(1) IC 12-13.
(2) IC 12-14.
(3) IC 12-15.
(4) IC 12-19.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-1-1(k).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.22; P.L.5-1993, SEC.35; P.L.145-2006, SEC.45.