Child substantially endangering own or another's health
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Millis Public Schools v. M.P. (2018)
Most recently applied in Millis Public Schools v. M.P. (February 2018)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17
Sec. 6. A child is a child in need of services if before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child substantially endangers the child's own health or the health of another individual; and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.