§ 31-34-18-2 — Predispositional report; participation by parent, guardian, or custodian; out-of-home placement with blood or adoptive relative caretaker

Indiana § 31-34-18-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF
• Ch. 18: Predispositional Report

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(a) In addition to providing the court with a
recommendation for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation of the child,
the person preparing the report shall consider the necessity, nature, and
extent of the participation by a parent, guardian, or custodian in a
program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child.
(b) If the department or caseworker believes that an out-of-home
placement would be appropriate for a child in need of services, the
department or caseworker shall:
(1) exercise due diligence to identify all adult relatives of the
child and adult siblings; and
(2) consider whether the child should be placed with the child's
suitable and willing blood or adoptive relative caretaker,
including a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, or an adult sibling,
before considering other out-of-home placements for the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15(b)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.598; P.L.210-2019, SEC.9.