2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 34. JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES
CHAPTER 16. Petition for Parental Participation
31-34-16-4. Hearing; advisement to parent; decree

Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-34-16-4 (2018)
IC 31-34-16-4 Hearing; advisement to parent; decree

     Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrently with a dispositional hearing or with a 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 31-34-20-3 (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.17.

 

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