Sec. 4. If the comfort and the care of an individual are not otherwise provided:

(1) from the individual’s estate;

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(2) by the individual’s relatives or friends; or

(3) through financial assistance from the department of child services or the division of family resources;

the court may order the assistance furnished and paid for out of the general fund of the county.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-16(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.207; P.L.5-1993, SEC.220; P.L.145-2006, SEC.126; P.L.146-2008, SEC.418.