Indiana § 12-10-3-24 - Protective services order; stipulations
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§ 12-10-3-24. Protective services order; stipulations
Sec. 24. If, after a hearing, the court determines that an endangered adult should be required to receive protective services, the court shall issue a protective services order. The order must stipulate the following:
(1) The objectives of the protective services order.
(2) The least restrictive protective services necessary to attain the objectives of the protective services order that the endangered adult must receive.
(3) The duration during which the endangered adult must receive the protective services.
(4) That the adult protective services unit or other person designated by the court shall do the following:
(A) Provide or arrange for the provision of the protective services ordered by the court.
(B) Petition the court to modify or terminate the protective services order if:
(i) the protective services ordered by the court have not been effective in attaining the objectives of the protective services order;
(ii) the physical or mental health of the endangered adult is no longer in danger and the termination of the protective services order will not be likely to place the endangered adult's physical or mental health in danger; or
(iii) the endangered adult has consented to receive the protective services ordered by the court.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-11(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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