Indiana Statutes
§ 31-34-1-1 — Inability, refusal, or neglect of parent, guardian, or custodian to supply child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, or supervision
Indiana § 31-34-1-1
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 34JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
Ch. 1Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need
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Ind. Code § 31-34-1-1 (2026).
Text
A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1)the child's physical or mental condition is seriously impaired
or seriously endangered as a result of the inability, refusal, or
neglect of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to supply the
child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care,
education, or supervision:
(A)when the parent, guardian, or custodian is financially able
to do so; or
(B)due to the failure, refusal, or inability of the parent,
guardian, or custodian to seek financial or other reasonable
means to do so; and
(2)the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A)the child is not receiving; and
(B)is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive
intervention of the court.
[Pre-1997
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In Re the Matter of J.G. and J.T. (Minor Children), Children in Need of Services S.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
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In the Matter of J.A., A Child Alleged To Be In Need Of Services, M.A., Father v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
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In the Matter of: Child N.J. and J.J., Children in Need of Services, N.J. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2005,
SEC.76; P.L.198-2019, SEC.8.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7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"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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