Sec. 26. Every six (6) months after the date of the original protective services order or more often if ordered by the court, the adult protective services unit shall petition the court to hold a hearing on the question of continuing jurisdiction. For jurisdiction to continue, the court must find one (1) of the following:

(1) That the objectives of the order have not been attained, but that there is a reasonable probability that the objectives will be attained if the order is continued with or without modifications.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-10-3-26

  • adult protective services unit: refers to the entity with whom the division contracts to carry out the duties listed in section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-1
  • endangered adult: means an individual who is:

    Indiana Code 12-10-3-2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • protective services: refers to available medical, psychiatric, residential, and social services that are necessary to protect the health or safety of an endangered adult. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-5
(2) That the objectives of the order have been attained, but that termination of the order will likely place the endangered adult‘s physical or mental health in danger.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-5-11(i).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.4.

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