Sec. 1.7. (a) For a child who is at least fourteen (14) years of age, the probation officer shall consult with the child in the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan. If the probation officer determines that the child is unable to participate effectively in the development of a case plan or transitional services plan due to a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the probation officer may excuse the child from this requirement by documenting in the plan the reasons for the child's inability to participate in the development of the applicable plan. If the child refuses to participate in the development of the applicable plan for reasons other than a physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual disability, the probation officer shall record the refusal and document efforts made to obtain the child's input or participation in the development of the applicable plan.
(b) The child may select not more than two (2) child representatives to represent the child in the development of the child's case plan or transitional services plan. A child representative selected under this section:
(1) must be:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) a member of the case planning team;
(2) may not be a foster parent of or caseworker for the child; and
(3) must be approved by the child's probation officer.
(c) The child may select one (1) of the child representatives who is a member of the child's case planning team to also be the child's adviser and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to the child.
(d) The probation officer may reject an individual selected by a child to be a member of the case planning team at any time if the probation officer has good cause to believe that the individual would not act in the best interests of the child.
As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.187-2015, SEC.29.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 37. Juvenile Law: Delinquency
Chapter 19. Dispositional Decrees
31-37-19-1.5. Completion of Case Plan; Copies of Case Plan; Contents; Review and Update
31-37-19-1.7. Consult With Child; Selection of Child Representatives; Adviser
31-37-19-5. Additional Dispositional Decrees; Costs
31-37-19-6. Additional Actions by Court on Behalf of Delinquent Child
31-37-19-6-b. Additional Actions by Court on Behalf of Delinquent Child
31-37-19-8. Continuous or Intermittent Confinement; Substandard Juvenile Detention Facilities
31-37-19-11. Confinement Imposed Under Departmental Classification System; Limitation
31-37-19-11.5. Transitional Services; Data Collection; Annual Report
31-37-19-11.7. Telehealth Services
31-37-19-12. HIV Testing of Delinquent Child; Reporting; Notice to and Counseling of Victims
31-37-19-17.2. Fuel Theft by Delinquent Child
31-37-19-17.4. Court May Order a Delinquent Child to Receive Counseling
31-37-19-18. Surrendering and Forwarding Driver's Licenses or Permits
31-37-19-21. Juvenile Detention Facility Confining Child for More Than 30 Days; Criteria
31-37-19-23. Placement in Facility Located Outside Child's County of Residence
31-37-19-25. Decree Limiting Contact With Child; Copies to Parties and Law Enforcement Agencies
31-37-19-26. Determination and Reporting of Legal Settlement