Sec. 4. (a) The court may hold a hearing on a petition concurrently with any dispositional hearing or with any hearing to modify a dispositional decree.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-37-15-4

  • juvenile: as used in this article means any person who is a minor under the law of the state of residence of the parent, guardian, person or agency entitled to the legal custody of such minor. See Indiana Code 31-37-23-1
     (b) If the order concerns participation of a parent, the juvenile court shall advise the parent that failure to participate as required by an order issued under IC 31-37-19-24 (or IC 31-6-4-15.8 before its repeal) can lead to the termination of the parent-child relationship under IC 31-35.

     (c) If the court finds that the allegations under section 3 of this chapter are true, the court shall enter a decree.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-17(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.