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IC 29-3-12-6 — Guardianship extends beyond age 18 if minor is incapacitated or receives certain DCS assistance

Chapter 12. Termination of Guardianships and Protective Orders

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Sec. 6. (a) If a protected person: (1) is a minor; and (2) has been adjudicated an incapacitated person; the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age. (b) If a protected person is: (1) a minor; and (2) a recipient or beneficiary of financial assistance provided by the department of child services through a guardianship described in IC 31-9-2.1-47(1)(E); the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age.

As added by P.L.115-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.159.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

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