Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 3. The court to which the proceedings are transferred: (1) shall accept the proceedings; and (2) thereafter has jurisdiction over the children and matters relating to their support by the parent so ordered. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-7-1 part.] As added by P.L.1…

Sec. 4. The proceedings that are transferred shall be docketed as other civil matters are docketed, and a civil costs fee as provided in IC 33-37-4-4 shall be collected. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-7-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the order for the transfer of the proceedings may be made only after a hearing is held on a petition filed by or on behalf of the parent or other person having custody of the children. (b) The petition must: (1) set for…

Sec. 6. A court may enter an order for transfer of the proceedings without notice and a hearing if the petition required under section 5 of this chapter is: (1) a joint petition; and (2) filed on behalf of and verified by: (A) the custodial parent or a person having custody of th…

Sec. 7. (a) This chapter applies to proceedings pending in: (1) the court in which the dissolution was obtained; or (2) any other court to which the proceedings have been transferred. (b) Any number of transfers may be made, as the best interests of the children require. [Pre-199…

Sec. 1. The state registrar: (1) shall release a copy of the medical history to any interested person; (2) may release a copy of the medical history to any person who satisfies the registrar that the person has a legitimate need; and (3) shall supplement the medical history with …

Sec. 2. (a) Whenever the state registrar receives an inquiry for medical history information from an adoptee or adoptive parent and the state registrar reasonably believes that the medical history information available under section 1 of this chapter is incomplete, the state regi…

Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana department of health may charge a reasonable fee for the state registrar's search for: (1) further medical history information under section 2(a) of this chapter; or (2) death certificates in the Indiana death registration system, including files sent thro…

Sec. 4. IC 31-19-19, this chapter, and IC 31-19-23 through IC 31-19-25.5 do not restrict a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) from releasing medical records to an attorney or agency arranging an adoption if the provider receives the appropriate authorization under IC 16-39-1…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to this section and sections 1.5 and 1.6 of this chapter, if a child is a child in need of services, the juvenile court may enter one (1) or more of the following dispositional decrees: (1) Order supervision of the child by the department. (2) Order the child …

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.28. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.207. Sec. 1.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the juvenile court may not enter a dispositional decree approving or ordering placement …

Sec. 1.6. (a) This section applies to a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child: (1) who is the subject of a proceeding regarding a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services, regardless of whether: (A) the child is removed from the care or custody of the p…

Sec. 2. If a court enters a dispositional decree that includes a no contact order under section 1(a)(7) of this chapter: (1) the clerk of the court that enters a dispositional decree that includes a no contact order under section 1(a)(7) of this chapter shall comply with IC 5-2-9…

Sec. 3. (a) If the juvenile court determines that a parent, guardian, or custodian should participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child, the court may order the parent, guardian, or custodian to do the following: (1) Obtain assistance in fulfilling …

enforcement agencies Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the court that enters a dispositional decree under this chapter that requires a person to refrain from direct or indirect contact with a child shall provide a copy of the decree to the following: (1) Each party. (2) The sheriff. (3) T…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if the department or a juvenile court: (1) places a child; (2) changes the placement of a child; or (3) reviews the implementation of a decree under IC 31-34-21 of a child placed; in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child c…

Sec. 6. (a) The juvenile court for the county in which a child resides may emancipate the child under section 1(a)(5) of this chapter upon a petition brought by the child. (b) The court in which a petition is filed under subsection (a) shall appoint an attorney to serve as guardi…

Sec. 7. If the department receives information, including positive results of a drug or alcohol screen, that indicates that a parent, guardian, or custodian may have violated a dispositional order of the court, the department shall provide the information to the court to be made …

Sec. 1. At any time after the date of an original dispositional decree, the juvenile court may order the probation department to file a report on the progress made in implementing the decree. If, after reviewing the report, the juvenile court seeks to consider modification of the…

Sec. 2. (a) The court shall hold a formal hearing: (1) every twelve (12) months after: (A) the date of the original dispositional decree; or (B) a delinquent child was removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; whichever occurs first; or (2) more often if ordered by…

Sec. 3. (a) The court shall hold a formal hearing on the question of continued jurisdiction: (1) every eighteen (18) months after: (A) the date of the original dispositional decree; or (B) a delinquent child was removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; whichever c…

Sec. 4. Before a hearing under section 2 or 3 of this chapter, the probation department shall prepare a report in accordance with IC 31-37-21 on the progress made in implementing the dispositional decree. A report under this section shall also include recommendations from the per…

Sec. 4.5. (a) At least ten (10) days before a hearing under section 2 or 3 of this chapter, the probation department shall send notice of the hearing to each of the following: (1) The child's parent, guardian, or custodian. (2) An attorney who has entered an appearance on behalf …

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies if a juvenile court reviews the implementation of a decree under this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-19 before its repeal) or any other law concerning a child placed in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child care facility, or foster…

Sec. 7. When the juvenile court finds that the objectives of the dispositional decree have been met, the court shall discharge the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(g) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is leaving foster care because the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) has been in foster care for at least six (6) months. (b) Before an individual described in subsection (a) leaves foster care, t…