Ind. Code § 31-28-7-1
Removal from home based on petition to adopt
Redline — January 1, 2023 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2023
Sec. 1. If the department temporarily places a child with:
Sec. 1. If the department temporarily places a child with:
(1) an unlicensed caregiver; or
(1) an unlicensed kinship caregiver; or
(2) a de facto custodian;
(2) a de facto custodian;
the department may not remove the child from the home of the unlicensed caregiver or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the unlicensed caregiver or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child.
the department may not remove the child from the home of the unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.