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Ind. Code § 31-34-18-1

Predispositional report; recommendation of care, treatment, or rehabilitation of child; alternative reports

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Miles v. Miami County Division of Family & Children (2000)

Most recently applied in In Re CW (February 2000)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17

Sec. 1. (a) Upon finding that a child is a child in need of services, the juvenile court shall order the department or a caseworker to prepare a predispositional report that contains a:

(1) statement of the needs of the child for care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement; and

(2) recommendation for the care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement of the child.

(b) Any of the following may prepare an alternative report for consideration by the court:

(1) The child.

(2) The child's:

(A) parent;

(B) guardian;

(C) guardian ad litem;

(D) court appointed special advocate; or

(E) custodian.

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