Sec. 7. (a) If a person files a petition to establish or modify guardianship of a minor, any person who: (1) is a party to the guardianship proceeding; and (2) has knowledge that: (A) a party to the guardianship proceeding has been determined to be a perpetrator of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect; (B) the child named in the petition has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect; (C) the child named in the petition has been determined to be a child in need of services under IC 31-34 ; or (D) the child named in the petition has been involved in an informal adjustment under IC 31-34-8 ; shall submit to the court in writing under seal that a party to the guardianship proceeding is a person described in subdivision (2)(A) or the child named in the petition is a child described in subdivision (2)(B), (2)(C), or (2)(D). (b) A court reviewing a petition to establish or modify a guardianship may request information from the department of child services regarding a petition or proceeding described in subsection (a)(2). The department shall provide a response under seal to the court's request for information not later than ten (10) days after the department receives the court's request for the information. IC 29-3-3 Chapter 3. Proceedings in Lieu of Guardianships 29-3-3-1 Payment of debt owed to minor; delivery of minor's property in possession of another; use of payment or property 29-3-3-2 Property of incapacitated person not in excess of $10,000; deposit, delivery, and disposition of property; compensation and expenses of receiver 29-3-3-3 Custody of minor by parents; consents, waivers, and powers of attorney provided by statute or Internal Revenue Code; consent to medical treatment 29-3-3-3.5 Custodians of individual retirement accounts 29-3-3-4 Temporary guardians; notice; hearing; suspension of guardian; powers and responsibilities 29-3-3-5 Application for public assistance or transfer; authority of chief of social services at state institution 29-3-3-6 Surviving parent; custody proceedings; temporary guardian or guardian ad litem; hearing 29-3-3-7 Standby guardians 29-3-3-8 Tenant's representative; administration
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