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Ind. Code § 31-32-2-3

Rights of parent, guardian, or custodian

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case In Re CG (2011)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., and Ez.W. (Minor Children) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (June 2019)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15.

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Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following proceedings:

(1) Proceedings to determine whether a child is a child in need of services.

(2) Proceedings to determine whether the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child should participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child.

(3) Proceedings to determine whether the parent or guardian of the estate of a child should be held financially responsible for any services provided to the parent or guardian or the child of the parent or guardian.

(4) Proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship.

(b) A parent, guardian, or custodian is entitled:

(1) to cross-examine witnesses;

(2) to obtain witnesses or tangible evidence by compulsory process; and

(3) to introduce evidence on behalf of the parent, guardian, or custodian.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.