IC 31-34-12-9 — Rebuttable presumption to prohibit in person contact with child
Chapter 12. Findings, Presumptions, and Evidence
Section text
Sec. 9. If: (1) a child is the subject of a petition alleging that the child is a child in need of services; and (2) a parent of the child has been convicted of committing: (A) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5); (B) strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9); or (C) neglect of a dependent under IC 35-46-1-4(b)(2) or IC 35-46-1-4(b)(3); against the child; there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the child's best interests to prohibit the parent from having in person contact with the child until a dispositional decree is entered or the petition is dismissed.
As added by P.L.244-2023, SEC.10.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)