Indiana § 29-3-2-7 - Submissions to the court; court requests for information

§ 29-3-2-7. Submissions to the court; court requests for information

Sec. 7. (a) If a person files a petition to establish or modify guardianship of a minor, any person who:

(1) is a party to the guardianship proceeding; and

(2) has knowledge that:

(A) a party to the guardianship proceeding has been determined to be a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;

(B) the child named in the petition has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;

(C) the child named in the petition has been determined to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34; or

(D) the child named in the petition has been involved in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8;

shall submit to the court in writing under seal that a party to the guardianship proceeding is a person described in subdivision (2)(A) or the child named in the petition is a child described in subdivision (2)(B), (2)(C), or (2)(D).

(b) A court reviewing a petition to establish or modify a guardianship may request information from the department of child services regarding a petition or proceeding described in subsection (a)(2). The department shall provide a response under seal to the court's request for information not later than ten (10) days after the department receives the court's request for the information.

As added by P.L.239-2013, SEC.1.

IC 29-3-3Chapter 3. Proceedings in Lieu of Guardianships

29-3-3-1Payment of debt owed to minor; delivery of minor's property in possession of another; use of payment or property 29-3-3-2Property of incapacitated person not in excess of $10,000; deposit, delivery, and disposition of property; compensation and expenses of receiver 29-3-3-3Custody of minor by parents; consents, waivers, and powers of attorney provided by statute or Internal Revenue Code; consent to medical treatment 29-3-3-3.5Custodians of individual retirement accounts 29-3-3-4Temporary guardians; notice; hearing; suspension of guardian; powers and responsibilities 29-3-3-5Application for public assistance or transfer by chief of social services at state institution 29-3-3-6Surviving parent; custody proceedings; temporary guardian or guardian ad litem; hearing 29-3-3-7Standby guardians 29-3-3-8Tenant's representative; administration