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Ind. Code § 31-34-9-3

Petition; verification and contents

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Thomas v. Carlson (2007)

Most recently applied in In Re: The Matter of A.H., and S.H., Minor Children, V.H., Mother v. Indiana Department of Child Services (August 2013)

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

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Sec. 3. A petition must:

(1) be verified;

(2) be entitled "In the Matter of ________, a Child Alleged to be a Child in Need of Services";

(3) be signed and filed by the person representing the interests of the state; and

(4) contain the following information:

(A) A citation to the provision of the juvenile law that gives the juvenile court jurisdiction in the proceeding.

(B) A citation to the provision of the juvenile law that defines a child in need of services.

(C) A concise statement of the facts upon which the allegations are based, including the date and location at which the alleged facts occurred.

(D) The child's:

(i) name;

(ii) birth date; and

(iii) residence address;

if known.

(E) The name and residence address of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if known.

(F) The name and title of the person signing the petition.

(G) A statement indicating whether the child has been removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, and, if so, a description of the following:

(i) Efforts made to provide the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian with family services before the removal.

(ii) Reasons why family services were not provided before the removal of the child if family services were not provided.

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