Foster parent's intervention
Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a foster parent,
long term foster parent, or a person who has been a foster parent may
petition the court to request intervention as a party to a proceeding
described in this chapter.
(b) A foster parent who has been:
(1) the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or
neglect; or
(2) convicted of a felony listed in IC 12-17.4-4-11;
may not petition the court to intervene under this section.
(c) A court may grant a petition filed under this section if the
court determines that intervention of the petitioner is in the best
interests of the child.
As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.152-2003,
SEC.3.
Last modified: May 24, 2006