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

Indiana Statutes

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

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

(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

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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.]

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