Indiana § 31-34-12-4 - Presumption that child is child in need of services
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§ 31-34-12-4. Presumption that child is child in need of services
Sec. 4. A rebuttable presumption is raised that the child is a child in need of services because of an act or omission of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if the state introduces competent evidence of probative value that:
(1) the child has been injured;
(2) at the time the child was injured, the parent, guardian, or custodian:
(A) had the care, custody, or control of the child; or
(B) had legal responsibility for the care, custody, or control of the child;
(3) the injury would not ordinarily be sustained except for the act or omission of a parent, guardian, or custodian; and
(4) there is a reasonable probability that the injury was not accidental.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.48-2012, SEC.60.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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