Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 3. (a) If the motion requests an emergency change in the child's residence, the juvenile court may issue a temporary order. However, the probation officer shall then give notice to the persons affected and the juvenile court shall hold a hearing on the question if requested.…

Sec. 4. If a hearing is required, IC 31-37-17 governs the preparation and use of a modification report. The report shall be prepared if the state or any person other than the child or the child's parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, or custodian is requesting the modification. No…

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to a delinquent child if the child is placed in an out-of-home residence or facility that is not a secure detention facility. (b) The probation department, after negotiating with: (1) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; and (2) any child…

Sec. 8. A local alternative facility seeking the approval of the juvenile court shall provide the court with a description of the following: (1) The facility's location and facilities. (2) The facility's staff, including personnel qualifications. (3) The maximum number of childre…

Sec. 9. If: (1) a juvenile court modifies its disposition order under this chapter; (2) the child named in the order received Medicaid before disposition as indicated by the predispositional report; and (3) the juvenile court previously placed or intends to place the child in: (A…

Sec. 1. The following persons shall release nonidentifying information concerning an adoption in the entity's possession to any person described in IC 31-19-18-2(a) upon request: (1) The state registrar. (2) The department. (3) A local office. (4) A licensed child placing agency.…

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to an adopted child if: (1) the local office; or (2) the prosecuting attorney; has filed a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1. (b) The: (1) local office; (2) child's guardian ad litem or court appointe…

Sec. 1. If, after an investigation, the department determines that: (1) there is probable cause to believe that a child is a child in need of services; and (2) the child would be protected in the child's residence by the removal of the alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglec…

Sec. 2. A court may issue a temporary child protective order in an action by the department for the removal of an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect under section 1 of this chapter without a hearing if the department's petition to remove the alleged perpetrator states …

Sec. 3. The department shall serve a temporary child protective order issued under section 2 of this chapter on: (1) the alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect; and (2) the parent or other adult with whom the child will continue to reside. As added by P.L.52-2007, SEC.8.…

Sec. 4. (a) A juvenile court shall hold a hearing on the temporary child protective order issued under this chapter not more than forty-eight (48) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and any day on which a legal holiday is observed for state employees as provided in IC 1-1-9) af…

Sec. 5. (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a child protective order if the department's petition to remove the alleged perpetrator states facts sufficient to satisfy the court that: (1) the child is not in danger of child abuse or neglect from a parent or other a…

Sec. 6. A temporary child protective order issued under this chapter or any other order that requires the removal of an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect from the residence of a child must require that the parent or other adult with whom the child will continue to res…

Sec. 7. A parent or other adult with whom a child continues to reside after the issuance of a child protective order issued under section 2 or 5 of this chapter for removal of an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect who knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with the…

Sec. 8. An alleged perpetrator of child abuse who knowingly or intentionally returns to a child's residence in violation of a child protective order issued under section 2 or 5 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the alleged …

Sec. 1. While the juvenile court retains jurisdiction under IC 31-30-2, the juvenile court may modify any dispositional decree: (1) upon the juvenile court's own motion; (2) upon the motion of: (A) the child; (B) the child's: (i) parent; (ii) guardian; (iii) custodian; (iv) court…

Sec. 3. (a) If the department determines that the out-of-home placement of a child is placing the child's life or health in imminent danger, the department shall either: (1) change the placement of the child and file an emergency motion with the court; or (2) request the court to…

Sec. 4. If a hearing is required, IC 31-34-18 and IC 31-34-19 apply to the preparation and use of a modification report. The report shall be prepared if the department or any person other than the child or the child's parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, court appointed special a…

Sec. 5. (a) If a child who was: (1) placed in an out-of-home placement during child in need of services proceedings; and (2) moved from the out-of-home placement to an in-home placement; is returned to an out-of-home placement, the court and the department shall make a reasonable…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, before changing a child's out-of-home placement, the department or any other party seeking a change in placement shall file a motion requesting a change in placement if the child: (1) has been in the same out-of-home pl…

Sec. 7. If a child is placed under a dispositional decree in an out-of-home placement in a location in which a sibling of the child resides, a court shall, in considering a motion requesting a change in the child's placement, consider whether separating the child from the child's…

Sec. 1. The following compact, by and between the state of Indiana and any other state which has or shall hereafter ratify or legally join in the same, is ratified and approved. The contracting states solemnly agree: ARTICLE 1 ) Findings and Purposes That juveniles who are not un…

Sec. 10. (a) The compact administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with other states under the compact. (b) An agreement that involves a state agency or institution must be approved by the agency or institution. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-4.] As added …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "compact" refers to the interstate compact on juveniles. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "court" refers to the juvenile court. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "delinquent child" has the meaning prescribed by IC 31-37-1-1 or IC 31-37-2-1. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "dependent child" or "neglected child" means a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "executive authority" means the compact administrator. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-2 part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 7. (a) The governor shall appoint a compact administrator for parolees. The administrator is an employee of the department of correction. (b) The judicial conference of Indiana shall appoint a compact administrator for probationers under the compact. (c) The administrators, …

Sec. 8. Each compact administrator may accept children from other states under the compact and shall arrange for the supervision of the children. The child's supervisor shall make periodic reports to the compact administrator regarding the conduct and progress of each child. [Pre…

Sec. 9. The judicial conference of Indiana shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 prescribing duties and procedures for administering probationers participating in the compact. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-10-3(c).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.

Sec. 1. Whenever the court issues an order under this article, other than an ex parte order, the court shall determine whether the proceeding should be referred to mediation. In making this determination, the court shall consider: (1) the ability of the parties to pay for the med…

Sec. 2. When a case is ordered to mediation, the case shall be placed on the court docket for final hearing. The mediation process must be completed not later than sixty (60) days after the mediation order is entered. However, the sixty (60) day period may be extended by the cour…

Sec. 1. (a) Any interested person may file a petition with any court with probate jurisdiction in Indiana requesting the release of: (1) medical information; (2) nonidentifying information; or (3) identifying information; that is not available through the state registrar or not a…

Sec. 10. The court shall review the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying information submitted under section 9 of this chapter. The court may order the release of the information to the petitioner under this section to the extent that the court determines is just based upon th…

Sec. 11. If an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury exists, the court may conduct the proceedings authorized by this chapter without written pleadings. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(i).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.

Sec. 12. (a) A confidential intermediary discharging in good faith the confidential intermediary's responsibilities under this chapter is immune from all civil and criminal liability that otherwise might result. (b) The provisions regarding the representations, duties, and appoin…

Sec. 13. All hearings held in proceedings under this chapter shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than: (1) essential officers of the court; (2) the parties; (3) witnesses; (4) counsel; (5) persons who have not previously consented to the adoption …

Sec. 14. A court may only appoint a person to serve as a confidential intermediary under this chapter if the person: (1) agrees to abide by the order of the court under section 3 of this chapter without advocating either the opening or maintaining the confidentiality of adoption …

Sec. 15. A person who knowingly or intentionally releases information in violation of sections 2 through 11 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.196-1997, SEC.23.

Sec. 16. Failure of the confidential intermediary appointed under this chapter to comply with a court order under sections 2 through 11 of this chapter is punishable as contempt of court. As added by P.L.196-1997, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.77.

Sec. 2. Upon the filing of a petition under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall: (1) establish that the state registrar: (A) has been served with notice of the petitioner's request for disclosure of information; and (B) has been afforded the opportunity to respond to the p…

Sec. 3. Whenever the court appoints a confidential intermediary under section 2(2) of this chapter, the court shall do the following: (1) Consider: (A) the highly emotional and personal issues relating to adoption; (B) the privacy rights of both birth parents, adoptees, and pre-a…

Sec. 4. The confidential intermediary shall: (1) make complete and reasonable efforts to locate the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying information; (2) attempt to locate any person necessary to obtain the medical, identifying, or nonidentifying information; (3) inform the pe…

Sec. 5. The confidential intermediary may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of making a search under section 4 of this chapter. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.16.

Sec. 6. All communications under this chapter are confidential, and any communication shall be made by a personal contact by the confidential intermediary. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-4-22(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.196-1997, SEC.17.