Indiana § 31-37-19-1.7 Consult with child; selection of child representatives; adviser

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-37-19-1.7 — Consult with child; selection of child representatives; adviser

Indiana § 31-37-19-1.7

Art. 37JUVENILE LAW: DELINQUENCY

Ch. 19Dispositional Decrees

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Ind. Code § 31-37-19-1.7 (2026).

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7.

(a)For a child who is at least fourteen

(14)years of age, the probation officer shall consult with the child in the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan. If the probation officer determines that the child is unable to participate effectively in the development of a case plan or transitional services plan due to a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the probation officer may excuse the child from this requirement by documenting in the plan the reasons for the child's inability to participate in the development of the applicable plan. If the child refuses to participate in the development of the applicable plan for reasons other than a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the probation officer shall record the refusa

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7. (a) For a child who is at least fourteen
(14) years of age, the probation officer shall consult with the child in
the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan.
If the probation officer determines that the child is unable to participate
effectively in the development of a case plan or transitional services
plan due to a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the
probation officer may excuse the child from this requirement by
documenting in the plan the reasons for the child's inability to
participate in the development of the applicable plan. If the child
refuses to participate in the development of the applicable plan for
reasons other than a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual
disability, the probation officer shall record the refusal and document
efforts made to obtain the child's input or participation in the
development of the applicable plan.
(b) The child may select not more than two (2) child representatives
to represent the child in the development of the child's case plan or
transitional services plan. A child representative selected under this
section:
(1) must be:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) a member of the case planning team;
(2) may not be a foster parent of or caseworker for the child; and
(3) must be approved by the child's probation officer.
(c) The child may select one (1) of the child representatives who is
a member of the child's case planning team to also be the child's
adviser and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the application of
the reasonable and prudent parent standard to the child.
(d) The probation officer may reject an individual selected by a
child to be a member of the case planning team at any time if the
probation officer has good cause to believe that the individual would
not act in the best interests of the child.