Sec. 2. Except as provided in IC 31-35-2-4.5(d), a finding in a proceeding to terminate parental rights must be based upon clear and convincing evidence.
Ind. Code § 31-34-12-2
Burden of proof in proceedings to terminate parental rights
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Jones v. Gibson County Division of Family & Children (2000)
Most recently applied in In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: S.S. (Minor Child) and L.M. (Mother) and Sa.S. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (March 2019)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17
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Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.