Indiana Statutes

§ 31-9-2-51 — "Hard to place child" or "hard to place children"

Indiana·Art. 9 DEFINITIONS

"Hard to place child" or "hard to place children", for purposes of IC 31-19 and IC 31-34, means a child who is or children who are disadvantaged:

(1)because of:
(A)ethnic background;
(B)race;
(C)color;
(D)language;
(E)physical, mental, or medical disability; or
(F)age; or
(2)because the child or children are members of a sibling group that should be placed in the same home. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-3-1-1(b) part; 31-3-3-1(b).]

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.200-1999, SEC.1; P.L.179-2025, SEC.5.

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