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

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

Indiana § 31-9-2-51

Art. 9DEFINITIONS

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 31-9-2-51 (2026).

Text

"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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"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).]