Duty to inform child and parent, guardian, or custodian of nature of allegations and dispositional alternatives
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 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 (2019)
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.17.
Sec. 4. The court shall next inform the child, if the child is at an age of understanding, and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, if the person is present, of the following:
(1) The nature of the allegations in the petition.
(2) The dispositional alternatives available to the court if the child is adjudicated a child in need of services.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.