Indiana Code § 31-28-7-1

Removal from home based on petition to adopt
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Sec. 1. If the department temporarily places a child with: (1) an unlicensed kinship caregiver; or (2) a de facto custodian; the department may not remove the child from the home of the unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian solely on the basis of the unlicensed kinship caregiver or de facto custodian having filed a petition to adopt the child.   IC 31-30 ARTICLE 30. JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE COURT JURISDICTION               Ch. 1. Jurisdiction Generally             Ch. 2. Continuing Jurisdiction             Ch. 3. Waiver of Jurisdiction             Ch. 4. Sentencing Alternatives for Certain Offenders Under Criminal Court Jurisdiction   IC 31-30-1 Chapter 1. Jurisdiction Generally               31-30-1-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter             31-30-1-0.2 Repealed             31-30-1-0.3 Transfer of guardianship matters to juvenile court             31-30-1-1 Exclusive original jurisdiction             31-30-1-2 Applicability of juvenile law to certain offenses             31-30-1-2.5 Persons prohibited from serving as guardian or custodian of a child             31-30-1-3 Cases involving adults charged with crimes             31-30-1-4 Juvenile court lacks jurisdiction over individuals at least 16 years of age committing certain felonies; retention and transfer of jurisdiction by court having adult criminal jurisdiction; criminal court jurisdiction over adult charged with offense committed as a child             31-30-1-5 Concurrent original jurisdiction with probate court             31-30-1-6 Probate court jurisdiction over guardianship of person less than 18 years of age; additional proceedings             31-30-1-7 Juveniles tried as adults             31-30-1-8 Exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile division of Marion superior court             31-30-1-9 Concurrent original jurisdiction of act that would be murder or felony by child who left Indiana; transfer following extradition             31-30-1-10 Paternity proceedings to enforce support             31-30-1-11 Transfer from court having criminal jurisdiction; release on recognizance; detention             31-30-1-12 Jurisdiction of child custody, parenting time, or child support proceeding in marriage dissolution; survival of order             31-30-1-13 Jurisdiction of child custody proceeding in paternity proceeding; paternity of child; survival of order

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