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Ind. Code § 31-34-10-4 (2025)

Duty to inform child and parent, guardian, or custodian of nature of allegations and dispositional alternatives

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     Sec. 4. The court shall next inform the child, if the child is at an age of understanding, and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, if the person is present, of the following:

(1) The nature of the allegations in the petition.

(2) The dispositional alternatives available to the court if the child is adjudicated a child in need of services.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-13.6(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., & Ez.W. (Minor Child.) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., 124 N.E.3d 1201 (Ind. 2019).
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In the Matter of Eq.W., M.W., A.W., S.W., & Ez.W. (Minor Child.) V.B. (Mother) v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., 124 N.E.3d 1201 (Ind. 2019). · cites it 2× “Indiana Code chapter 31-34-10 sets forth the parameters of initial hearings.”
Newby v. Boone Cnty. Div. of Fam. & Child., 799 N.E.2d 63 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Thus, the trial court did exactly what it should, as prescribed by Indiana Code Sections 31-34-10-4 to - 6, and 31-34-11-1.”
Matter of Termination of Parent-Child Rel. of Lvn, 799 N.E.2d 63 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Thus, the trial court did exactly what it should, as prescribed by Indiana Code Sections 31-34-10-4 to -6, and 31-34-11-1.”
Plumm v. Bartholomew Cnty. Dep't of Child Servs., 874 N.E.2d 376 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “The Court reviewed the legal rights and of [sic] the matters required by Indiana Code 31-34-10-4 and 5 and dispositional alternatives and the possibility of termination of parental rights with the parents and they indicated that they understood those rights and alternatives.”
In re EES, 874 N.E.2d 376 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “The Court reviewed the legal rights and of [sic] the matters required by Indiana Code 31-34-10-4 and 5 and dispositional alternatives and the possibility of termination of parental rights with the parents and they indicated that they understood those rights and alternatives.”
CHINS: J S v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., No. 24S-JC-00300 (Ind. June 19, 2025). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-34-10-4; see also I.C. § 31-34-10-5 (identifying other information that must be given to parents).”
In re Kd, 942 N.E.2d 894 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “§§ 31-34-10-4, -5, and "determine whether the parent, guardian, or custodian admits or denies *898 the allegations of the petition," id.”
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