Indiana Code 31-37-19-26. Determination and reporting of legal settlement
(1) places a child;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-37-19-26
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- juvenile: as used in this article means any person who is a minor under the law of the state of residence of the parent, guardian, person or agency entitled to the legal custody of such minor. See Indiana Code 31-37-23-1
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(3) reviews the implementation of a decree under IC 31-37-20 (or IC 31-6-4-19 before its repeal) of a child placed;
in a state licensed private or public health care facility, child care facility, foster family home, or the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker.
(b) The juvenile court shall do the following:
(1) Make findings of fact concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(2) Apply IC 20-26-11-2(a)(1) through IC 20-26-11-2(a)(8) to determine where the child has legal settlement.
(3) Include the findings of fact required by this section in the:
(A) dispositional order;
(B) modification order; or
(C) other decree;
making or changing the placement of the child.
(c) The juvenile court may determine that the legal settlement of the child is in the school corporation in which the child will attend school under IC 20-26-11-8(d).
(d) The juvenile court shall comply with the reporting requirements under IC 20-26-11-9 concerning the legal settlement of the child.
(e) The juvenile court may place a child in a public school, regardless of whether the public school has a waiting list for admissions, if the court determines that the school’s program meets the child’s educational needs and the school agrees to the placement. A placement under this subsection does not affect the legal settlement of the child.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-18.5(b) part, (d) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.211; P.L.13-2006, SEC.6; P.L.159-2007, SEC.6; P.L.65-2012, SEC.7; P.L.160-2012, SEC.58; P.L.38-2020, SEC.14.