Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 31-9-2-49 (2026)
"Guardian"
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 49. (a) "Guardian", for purposes of IC 31-11-10-1, IC 31-15-2-5, and IC 31-15-3-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-6.
(b) "Guardian", for purposes of the juvenile law, means a person appointed by a court to have the care and custody of a child or the child's estate, or both.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-6-1-6 part; 31-6-1-17.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.83-2014, SEC.9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: In the Matter of the Adoption of B.C.H., a Minor, 7 N.E.3d 1000 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).
In the Matter of the Adoption of B.C.H., a Minor, 7 N.E.3d 1000 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “” I.C. § 31-9-2-49. Because a guardian has court-ordered custody, we would now interpret a guardian as having “lawful custody” under even our narrowest construction of the phrase.”
Lillian Parsley, as the Guardian, Grandparent, & Next Friend of Robert Parsley v. MGA Fam. Grp., Inc., H Props. LLP, Mark Snedeker, & Video Tech/Direct Maytag HAC, 103 N.E.3d 651 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “" Ind. Code § 31-9-2-49 (2014) (emphasis added).”
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