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29-3-12-6. Guardianship extends beyond age 18 if minor is incapacitated or receives certain DCS assistance

IN Code § 29-3-12-6 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 6. (a) If a protected person:

(1) is a minor; and

(2) has been adjudicated an incapacitated person;

the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age.

(b) If a protected person is:

(1) a minor; and

(2) a recipient or beneficiary of financial assistance provided by the department of child services through a guardianship described in IC 31-9-2-17.8(1)(E);

the court may not terminate the guardianship of the protected person when the protected person attains eighteen (18) years of age.

As added by P.L.115-2012, SEC.2.

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