Indiana § 31-37-15-4 - Hearing; advisement to parent; decree
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§ 31-37-15-4. Hearing; advisement to parent; decree
Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrently with any dispositional hearing or with any hearing to modify a dispositional decree.
(b) If the order concerns participation of a parent, the juvenile court shall advise the parent that failure to participate as required by an order issued under IC 31-37-19-24 (or IC 31-6-4-15.8 before its repeal) can lead to the termination of the parent-child relationship under IC 31-35.
(c) If the court finds that the allegations under section 3 of this chapter are true, the court shall enter a decree.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-17(d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
IC 31-37-16Chapter 16. Repealed[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations:
31-37-16-1formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-37-16-2formerly 31-6-4-17(a) part31-37-16-3formerly 31-6-4-17(c) part31-37-16-4formerly 31-6-4-17(d) part31-37-16-5formerly 31-6-4-17(e) part.]Repealed by P.L.133-2002, SEC.69.
IC 31-37-17Chapter 17. Predispositional Report
31-37-17-1Recommendation of care, treatment, or rehabilitation of child; alternative reports 31-37-17-1.1Consultation with experts; participants in conference 31-37-17-1.2Mandatory attendance of child's school representative at conference 31-37-17-1.3Reports and forms 31-37-17-1.4Referral of predispositional report to department; review of predispositional report by department; concurrence or alternative proposal 31-37-17-2Participation by parent, guardian, or custodian; out-of-home placement with blood or adoptive relative caretaker 31-37-17-3Financial report 31-37-17-4Recommendation on care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement; risk assessment and needs assessment 31-37-17-5Examinations 31-37-17-6Disclosure 31-37-17-6.1Predispositional report; contents 31-37-17-7Victim notification 31-37-17-8Exchange of information
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