Indiana Statutes
§ 31-28-7-1 — Removal from home based on petition to adopt
Indiana § 31-28-7-1
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 28CHILD SERVICES: FOSTER CARE AND
Ch. 7Rights of Unlicensed Caregivers and De Facto
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 31-28-7-1 (2026).
Text
If the department temporarily places a child with:
(1)an unlicensed kinship caregiver; or
(2)a de facto custodian;
the department may not remove the child from the home of the
unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian solely on the basis
of the unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian having filed
a petition to adopt the child.
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.244-2023, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.46-2024,
SEC.15.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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Bluebook (online)
Indiana § 31-28-7-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/31-28-7-1.