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Indiana Code Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law § 31-41-1-2

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. “Dual status child” means:

(1) a child who is alleged to be or is presently adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11 and is alleged to be or is presently adjudicated to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13;

(2) a child who is presently named in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8 and who is adjudicated a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13;

(3) a child who is presently named in an informal adjustment under IC 31-37-9 and who is adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11;

(4) a child who:

(A) has been previously adjudicated to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34-10 or IC 31-34-11;  or

(B) was a participant in a program of informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8;

and who was under a wardship that had been terminated or was in a program of informal adjustment that had concluded before the current delinquency petition;

(5) a child who was:

(A) previously adjudicated to be a delinquent child under IC 31-37-12 or IC 31-37-13 that was closed;  and

(B) a participant in a program of informal adjustment under IC 31-37-9 which was concluded prior to a child in need of services proceeding;  and

(6) a child:

(A) who is eligible for release from commitment of the department of correction;

(B) whose parent, guardian, or custodian:

(i) cannot be located;  or

(ii) is unwilling to take custody of the child;  and

(C) for whom the department of correction is requesting a modification of the dispositional decree under IC 31-30-2-4.

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