Indiana § 31-34-15-7 - Consult with child; selection of child representatives; adviser

§ 31-34-15-7. Consult with child; selection of child representatives; adviser

Sec. 7. (a) For a child who is at least fourteen (14) years of age, the department shall consult with the child in the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan. If the department determines that the child is unable to participate effectively in the development of a case plan or transitional services plan due to a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the department may excuse the child from this requirement by documenting in the plan the reasons for the child's inability to participate in the development of the applicable plan. If the child refuses to participate in the development of the applicable plan for reasons other than a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the department shall record the refusal and document efforts made to obtain the child's input or participation in the development of the applicable plan.

(b) The child may select not more than two (2) child representatives to represent the child in the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan. A child representative selected under this section:

(1) must be:

(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(B) a member of the case planning team; and

(2) may not be a foster parent of or caseworker for the child.

(c) The child may select one (1) of the child representatives who is a member of the child's case planning team to also be the child's adviser and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to the child.

(d) The department may reject an individual selected by a child to be a member of the case planning team at any time if the department has good cause to believe that the individual would not act in the best interests of the child.

As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.38.

IC 31-34-16Chapter 16. Repealed[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations:

31-34-16-1formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-34-16-2formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-34-16-3formerly 31-6-4-17(b) part31-34-16-4formerly 31-6-4-17(d) part.]Repealed by P.L.172-2022, SEC.8.

IC 31-34-17Chapter 17. Repealed[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations:

31-34-17-1formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-34-17-2formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-34-17-3formerly 31-6-4-17(c) part31-34-17-4formerly 31-6-4-17(d) part31-34-17-5formerly 31-6-4-17(e) part.]Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.

IC 31-34-18Chapter 18. Predispositional Report

31-34-18-1Predispositional report; recommendation of care, treatment, or rehabilitation of child; alternative reports 31-34-18-1.1Consultation with experts; participants in conference 31-34-18-1.2Mandatory attendance of child's school representative at conference 31-34-18-1.3Reports by meeting participants 31-34-18-2Predispositional report; participation by parent, guardian, or custodian; out-of-home placement with blood or adoptive relative caretaker 31-34-18-3Financial reports 31-34-18-4Recommendation on care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement 31-34-18-5Examinations 31-34-18-6Disclosure 31-34-18-6.1Predispositional report; contents