Indiana § 12-7-2-60 "Destitute child"

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-7-2-60 — "Destitute child"

Indiana·Art. 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS·Ch. 2 Definitions

(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).]

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(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).]