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2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 34. JUVENILE LAW: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES
CHAPTER 21. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings
31-34-21-4.5. Foster parent's intervention
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-34-21-4.5 (2018)
IC 31-34-21-4.5 Foster parent's intervention
Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a foster parent, long term foster parent, or a person who has been a foster parent may petition the court to request intervention as a party to a proceeding described in this chapter.
(b) A foster parent who has been:
(1) the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect; or
(2) convicted of a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2-84.8;
may not petition the court to intervene under this section.
(c) A court may grant a petition filed under this section if the court determines that intervention of the petitioner is in the best interests of the child.
As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.152-2003, SEC.3; P.L.145-2006, SEC.317; P.L.183-2017, SEC.51.
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