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Ind. Code § 31-37-18-5

Release of department of child services from obligations to child placed in state institution for voluntary treatment

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20

Sec. 5. If the court authorizes a child who is under the custody or supervision of 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 department to the child until the earlier of:

(1) the date the child is discharged; or

(2) the date that a parent, guardian, or other responsible person approved by the court assumes the obligations.

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