Indiana § 31-34-12-9 Rebuttable presumption to prohibit in person contact with child

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-34-12-9 — Rebuttable presumption to prohibit in person contact with child

Indiana § 31-34-12-9

Art. 34JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF

Ch. 12Findings, Presumptions, and Evidence

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Ind. Code § 31-34-12-9 (2026).

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If:

(1)a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and

(2)a parent of the child has been convicted of committing:

(A)aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5);

(B)strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9); or

(C)neglect of a dependent under IC 35-46-1-4(b)(2) or IC 35-46-1-4(b)(3); against the child; there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests to prohibit the parent from having in person contact with the child until a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed.

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If:
(1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a
child in need of services; and
(2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing:
(A) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5);
(B) strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9); or
(C) neglect of a dependent under IC 35-46-1-4(b)(2) or IC 35-46-1-4(b)(3);
against the child;
there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests
to prohibit the parent from having in person contact with the child until
a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed.