Sec. 58. (a) “Dependent child”, for purposes of the statutes listed in subsection (b), means a needy individual who satisfies either of the following conditions:

(1) The individual is less than sixteen (16) years of age.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-7-2-58

  • 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.
(2) The individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the county office that has jurisdiction of the individual finds all of the following:

(A) The individual regularly attends school.

(B) The individual has been deprived of parental support or care because of a parent’s:

(i) death;

(ii) continued absence from the home; or

(iii) physical or mental incapacity.

(C) The individual’s parent or other relative who is legally responsible for the child’s support is not able to provide adequately for the individual without public assistance.

(D) The individual is living in the home of at least one (1) of the following relatives:

(i) The individual’s parent.

(ii) The individual’s sibling.

(iii) The individual’s grandparent.

(iv) The individual’s stepparent.

(v) The individual’s stepbrother or stepsister.

(vi) The individual’s aunt or uncle.

     (b) This section applies to the following statutes:

(1) IC 12-13.

(2) IC 12-14.

(3) IC 12-15.

(4) IC 12-19.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-1-1(k).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.22; P.L.5-1993, SEC.35; P.L.145-2006, SEC.45.

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