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Ind. Code § 31-37-22-2 — Award of guardianship of child to department of correction
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 22: Modification of Dispositional Decrees, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 31-37-22-2
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 2. If a child has been in the custody of the department of correction under the juvenile court's original dispositional decree, the juvenile court may not award guardianship of the child back to the department unless the juvenile court holds a hearing and finds that the child violated a modified dispositional decree. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-16(a) part.]
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