Progress report; modification report
Sec. 1. (a) Before a case review under IC 31-34-21-2 or hearing
under IC 31-34-21-7, 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 31-34-18 and request a formal court hearing.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17.
Last modified: May 24, 2006