Indiana Code - Family Law and Juvenile Law - Title 31, Section 31-35-3-5

Petition; verification and contents

Sec. 5. The verified petition filed under section 4 of this chapter
must:
(1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the
Parent-Child Relationship of ______________, a child, and
_______________, the parent (or parents)"; and
(2) allege that:
(A) the victim of an offense listed in section 4(1) of this
chapter is:
(i) the subject of the petition;
(ii) the biological or adoptive sibling of the subject of the
petition; or
(iii) the child of a spouse of the individual whose
parent-child relationship is sought to be terminated under
this article;
(B) the individual whose parent-child relationship is sought
to be terminated under this article was convicted;
(C) the child has been removed:
(i) from the parent under a dispositional decree; and
(ii) from the parent's custody for at least six (6) months
under a court order;
(D) there is a reasonable probability that:
(i) the conditions that resulted in the child's removal or the
reasons for placement outside the parent's home will not
be remedied; or
(ii) continuation of the parent-child relationship poses a
threat to the well-being of the child;
(E) termination is in the best interests of the child; and
(F) there is a satisfactory plan for the care and treatment of
the child.

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.

Last modified: May 24, 2006