Progress report; modification report
Sec. 1. (a) Before a hearing under IC 31-37-20-2 or IC 31-37-20-3,
the probation department or the county office of family and children
shall prepare a report on the progress made in implementing the
dispositional decree, including the progress made in rehabilitating
the child, preventing placement out-of-home, or reuniting the family.
(b) Before preparing the report required by subsection (a), the
probation department or the county office of family and children
shall consult a foster parent of the child about the child's progress
made while in the foster parent's care.
(c) If modification of the dispositional decree is recommended,
the probation department or the county office of family and children
shall prepare a modification report containing the information
required by IC 31-37-17 and request a formal court hearing.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
Last modified: May 24, 2006