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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-26-8-8

  • 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. 8. If a child under the custody or supervision of a county office is committed to a state institution, the court may not release the county office from the county office’s obligations to the child unless the court appoints a guardian for the child under IC 12-26-16.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-11.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.205; P.L.5-1993, SEC.218.