Sec. 2. (a) The case of each child in need of services under the supervision of the department must be reviewed at least once every six (6) months, or more often, if ordered by the court.
(b) The first of these periodic case reviews must occur:
(1) at least six (6) months after the date of the child's removal from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; or
(2) at least six (6) months after the date of the dispositional decree;
whichever comes first.
(c) Each periodic case review must be conducted by the juvenile court in a formal court hearing.
(d) The court may perform a periodic case review any time after a progress report is filed as described in section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.35-1998, SEC.9; P.L.145-2006, SEC.314; P.L.146-2006, SEC.52; P.L.146-2008, SEC.605.
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