2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 11. FACTFINDING HEARING ON CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES PETITION

IC 31-34-11
     Chapter 11. Factfinding Hearing on Child in Need of Services Petition

IC 31-34-11-1
Hearing requirement; extension of time
    31-34-11-1 Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), unless the allegations of a petition have been admitted, the juvenile court shall complete a factfinding hearing not more than sixty (60) days after a petition alleging that a child is a child in need of services is filed in accordance with IC 31-34-9.
    (b) The juvenile court may extend the time to complete a factfinding hearing, as described in subsection (a), for an additional sixty (60) days if all parties in the action consent to the additional time.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.46.

IC 31-34-11-2
Judgment; order of predisposition report; scheduling of dispositional hearing
    31-34-11-2 Sec. 2. If the court finds that a child is a child in need of services, the court shall:
        (1) enter judgment accordingly;
        (2) order a predisposition report; and
        (3) schedule a dispositional hearing.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

IC 31-34-11-3
Discharge of child
    31-34-11-3 Sec. 3. If the court finds that a child is not a child in need of services, the court shall discharge the child.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

IC 31-34-11-4
Judgment entry; continuance; release from juvenile detention facility pending entry of judgment
    31-34-11-4 Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the close of all the evidence and before judgment is entered, the court may continue the case for not more than twelve (12) months.
    (b) If the:
        (1) child;
        (2) child's parent, guardian, or custodian; or
        (3) department;
requests that judgment be entered, the judgment shall be entered not later than thirty (30) days after the request is made.
    (c) If the child is in a juvenile detention facility, the child shall be released not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, pending the entry of judgment. A child released from a juvenile detention facility pending the entry of

judgment may be detained in a shelter care facility.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.7; P.L.146-2006, SEC.47.