Sec. 5. If the court authorizes a child who is under the custody or supervision of a local office or the department to be placed in a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184) for voluntary treatment in accordance with IC 12-26-3, the court may not release the department from obligations of the local office or the department to the child until a parent, guardian, or other responsible person approved by the court assumes the obligations.
Ind. Code § 31-34-19-5
Release of local office or the department of child services from obligations to child placed in state institution
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re KJA (2003)
Most recently applied in In Re KJA (June 2003)
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.