Sec. 7.7. (a) If the juvenile court approves a permanency plan under section 7 of this chapter that provides for the appointment of a guardian for a child, the juvenile court may appoint a guardian of the person and administer a guardianship for the child under IC 29-3.
(b) If a guardianship of the person proceeding for the child is pending in a probate court, the probate court shall transfer the proceeding to the juvenile court.
(c) In creating a guardianship of a minor, a probate or juvenile court may include in an order the requirements and terms and conditions described in IC 29-3-8-9(a).
(d) If the juvenile court closes a child in need of services case after creating a guardianship, the juvenile court order creating the guardianship survives the closure of the child in need of services case.
(e) If the juvenile court closes the child in need of services case after creating a guardianship, the probate court may assume or reassume jurisdiction of the guardianship and take further action as necessary.
As added by P.L.217-2001, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.162-2011, SEC.52.
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