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TITLE 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
ARTICLE 9. DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 2. Definitions
31-9-2-39.5. "Destitute child"
Universal Citation: IN Code § 31-9-2-39.5 (2018)
IC 31-9-2-39.5 "Destitute child"
Sec. 39.5. "Destitute child", for purposes of this title, means an individual:
(1) who is needy;
(2) who is not a public ward;
(3) who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(4) who has been deprived of parental support or care because of a parent's:
(A) death;
(B) continued absence from the home; or
(C) physical or mental incapacity;
(5) whose relatives liable for the individual's support are not able to provide adequate care or support for the individual without public assistance; and
(6) who is in need of foster care, under circumstances that do not require the individual to be made a public ward.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.188. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.543.
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