Indiana § 31-14-13-12 Submissions to the court; court requests for information

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-14-13-12 — Submissions to the court; court requests for information

Indiana·Art. 14 FAMILY LAW: ESTABLISHMENT OF·Ch. 13 Custody Following Determination of Paternity

(a)If a person files a petition to establish or modify custody of a child, any person who:

(1)is a party to the custody proceeding; and

(2)has knowledge that:

(A)a party to the custody proceeding has been determined to be a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;

(B)the child named in the petition has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;

(C)the child named in the petition has been determined to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34; or

(D)the child named in the petition has been involved in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8; shall submit to the court in writing under seal that a party to the custody proceeding is a person described in subdivision (2)(A) or the child named in the petition is a child described in

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(a) If a person files a petition to establish
or modify custody of a child, any person who:
(1) is a party to the custody proceeding; and
(2) has knowledge that:
(A) a party to the custody proceeding has been determined to be
a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;
(B) the child named in the petition has been the subject of a
substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;
(C) the child named in the petition has been determined to be
a child in need of services under IC 31-34; or
(D) the child named in the petition has been involved in an
informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8;
shall submit to the court in writing under seal that a party to the
custody proceeding is a person described in subdivision (2)(A) or the
child named in the petition is a child described in subdivision (2)(B),
(2)(C), or (2)(D).
(b) A court reviewing a petition to establish or modify the custody
of a child may request information from the department of child
services regarding a petition or proceeding described in subsection
(a)(2). The department shall provide a response under seal to the court's
request for information not later than ten (10) days after the department
receives the court's request for the information.

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