Inability, refusal, or neglect of parent, guardian, or custodian to
supply child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care,
education, or supervision
Sec. 1. A child is a child in need of services if before the child
becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child's physical or mental condition is seriously impaired
or seriously endangered as a result of the inability, refusal, or
neglect of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to supply
the child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care,
education, or supervision; and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the
coercive intervention of the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.76.
Last modified: May 24, 2006