Guardianship extends beyond age 18 if minor is incapacitated or receives certain DCS assistance

Sec. 6. (a) If a protected person: (1) is a minor; and (2) has been adjudicated an incapacitated person; the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age. (b) If a protected person is: (1) a minor; and (2) a recipient or beneficiary of financial assistance provided by the department of child services through a guardianship described in IC 31-9-2.1-47(1)(E); the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age. As added by P.L.115-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.159.