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Ind. Code § 31-34-19-2

Admissibility of reports

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc. (2012)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of K.D. & K.S. S.S. v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc. (March 2012)

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

Sec. 2. (a) Any predispositional report may be admitted into evidence to the extent that the report contains evidence of probative value even if the report would otherwise be excluded.

(b) If a report contains information that should not be released to the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, a factual summary of the report may be admitted.

(c) The:

(1) child;

(2) child's parent, guardian, or custodian;

(3) person representing the interests of the state; and

(4) foster parent or other caretaker who is entitled to notice of the dispositional hearing under section 1.3 of this chapter;

shall be given a fair opportunity to controvert any part of the report admitted into evidence.

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