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Ind. Code § 31-35-3-4

Petition; conviction of certain offenses

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Monroe County Department of Human Services v. Kelli B. (2004)

Most recently applied in Monroe County Department of Human Services v. Kelli B. (April 2004)

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18

Sec. 4. If:

(1) an individual is convicted of the offense of:

(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);

(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);

(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);

(D) involuntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-4);

(E) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);

(F) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);

(G) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);

(H) child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4);

(I) sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9); or

(J) incest (IC 35-46-1-3); and

(2) the victim of the offense:

(A) was less than sixteen (16) years of age at the time of the offense; and

(B) is:

(i) the individual's biological or adoptive child; or

(ii) the child of a spouse of the individual who has committed the offense;

the attorney for the department, the child's guardian ad litem, or the court appointed special advocate may file a petition with the juvenile or probate court to terminate the parent-child relationship of the individual who has committed the offense with the victim of the offense, the victim's siblings, or any biological or adoptive child of that individual.

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