"Child placing agency"
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N., A Minor Child, and M.C., Her Father L.N. and Heartland Adoption Agency v. M.C. (2015)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N., A Minor Child, and M.C., Her Father L.N. and Heartland Adoption Agency v. M.C. (March 2015)
As added by P.L.1-2007, SEC.189.
Sec. 17.5. "Child placing agency", for purposes of IC 31-27, means a person that provides child welfare services to children and families, including:
(1) home studies, investigation, and recommendation of families for the purpose of placing, arranging, or causing the placement of children for adoption, foster care, or residential care; and
(2) supervision of those placements.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.