§ 12-7-2-60 — "Destitute child"

Indiana § 12-7-2-60

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 7: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
• Ch. 2: Definitions

Text

(a) "Destitute child", for purposes of the
statutes listed in subsection (b), means an individual:
(1) who is needy;
(2) who is not a public ward;
(3) who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(4) who has been deprived of parental support or care because of
a parent's:
(A) death;
(B) continued absence from the home; or
(C) physical or mental incapacity; and
(5) whose relatives liable for the individual's support are not able
to provide adequate care or support for the individual without
public assistance; and
(6) who is in need of foster care, under circumstances that do not
require the individual to be made a public ward.
(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: 12-1-10-10(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.46.