§ 31-34-23-5 — Placement of a child with a previous placement

(a) If a child who was:
(1) placed in an out-of-home placement during child in need of
services proceedings; and
(2) moved from the out-of-home placement to an in-home
placement;
is returned to an out-of-home placement, the court and the department
shall make a reasonable attempt to place the child in the out-of-home
placement in which the child was placed under subdivision (1) if the
out-of-home placement is appropriate under IC 31-27-4 and IC 31-34-4-2 and the placement is in the child's best interests.
(b) If a child described in subsection (a) has been placed in more
than one (1) out-of-home placement before being removed from the
in-home placement described in subsection (a)(2), the court and the
department shall place the child in the out-of-home placement that is
in the best interests of the child.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.16.