Indiana § 31-34-21-5.7 - Permanency plan; requirement; approval; reports and orders not required
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§ 31-34-21-5.7. Permanency plan; requirement; approval; reports and orders not required
Sec. 5.7. (a) This section applies at any phase of a child in need of services proceeding whenever a court enters a finding that reasonable efforts to reunify or preserve a child's family are not required under section 5.6 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall do the following:
(1) Complete a permanency plan for the child that complies with the requirements of section 7.5 of this chapter.
(2) Seek court approval of the permanency plan under section 7 of this chapter.
(3) Refer a case to the permanency roundtable if the department places a child in a child caring institution, group home, or private secure facility.
(c) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable requirements under IC 31-34, whenever the department seeks approval of a permanency plan for the child under subsection (b), the following reports, orders, and hearings are not required:
(1) A predispositional report to consider participation of a child's parent, guardian, or custodian in any program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation of the child.
(2) A dispositional decree under IC 31-34-19-6 and findings and conclusions under IC 31-34-19-10 that concern:
(A) participation of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian in a program for future care or treatment of the child; or
(B) reasonable efforts to prevent the child's removal from the child's home or to reunite the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
As added by P.L.35-1998, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.320; P.L.48-2012, SEC.65.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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