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Ind. Code § 31-34-21-4.5

Petition to request intervention

Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 4.5. A:
(1) foster parent;
(2) long term foster parent;
(3) person who has been a foster parent; or
(4) person who is an unlicensed kinship caregiver;
Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a foster parent, long term foster parent, or a person who has been a foster parent may petition the court to request intervention as a party to a proceeding described in this chapter.
may petition the court to request intervention as a party to a proceeding as set forth in IC 31-32-2.5.
(b) A foster parent who has been:
(1) the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect; or
(2) convicted of a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2-84.8;
may not petition the court to intervene under this section.
(c) A court may grant a petition filed under this section if the court determines that intervention of the petitioner is in the best interests of the child.

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