Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-9-2-87

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
   Sec. 87. “Omission”, for purposes of IC 31-34-1-2, means an occurrence in which the parent, guardian, or custodian allowed the child of the parent, guardian, or custodian to receive an injury that the parent, guardian, or custodian had a reasonable opportunity to prevent or mitigate.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1.