Sec. 10. (a) This section applies when a juvenile court reviews the implementation of a decree under this chapter or any other law concerning a child placed in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child care facility, or foster family home.
(b) The juvenile court shall review the court's findings under IC 31-34-20-5 and determine whether circumstances have changed the legal settlement of the child.
(c) If the child's legal settlement has changed, the court shall issue an order that modifies the court's findings of fact concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(d) If the court has not previously made findings of fact concerning legal settlement as provided in IC 31-34-20-5, the court shall make the appropriate findings in its order entered under this chapter.
(e) The juvenile court shall comply with the reporting requirements under IC 20-26-11-9 concerning the legal settlement of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18.5(c) part, (d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.207.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 34. Juvenile Law: Children in Need of Services
Chapter 21. Review of Dispositional Decrees; Formal Review Hearings
31-34-21-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
31-34-21-1. Progress Reports; Procedure for Modification of Decree
31-34-21-2. Periodic Case Review
31-34-21-3. Progress Report Required Before Case Review
31-34-21-4. Notice of Case Review; Testimony in Periodic Case Review
31-34-21-4.5. Petition to Request Intervention
31-34-21-5. Determination; Findings
31-34-21-5.5. Reasonable Efforts to Preserve and Reunify Families
31-34-21-5.6. Exceptions to Requirement to Make Reasonable Efforts to Preserve and Reunify Families
31-34-21-5.7. Permanency Plan; Requirement; Approval; Reports and Orders Not Required
31-34-21-7. Permanency Hearing
31-34-21-7.3. Internet Posting of Nonidentifying Information
31-34-21-7.6. Documents Provided to Individual Leaving Foster Care
31-34-21-8. Progress Report Required Before Formal Hearing