Indiana Code § 31-34-19-10

Findings and conclusions
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Sec. 10. (a) The juvenile court shall accompany the court's dispositional decree with written findings and conclusions upon the record concerning the following: (1) The needs of the child for care, treatment, rehabilitation, or placement. (2) The need for participation by the parent, guardian, or custodian in the plan of care for the child. (3) Efforts made, if the child is a child in need of services, to: (A) prevent the child's removal from; or (B) reunite the child with; the child's parent, guardian, or custodian in accordance with federal law. (4) Family services that were offered and provided to: (A) a child in need of services; or (B) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; in accordance with federal law. (5) The court's reasons for the disposition. (6) Whether the child is a dual status child under IC 31-41 .       (b) The juvenile court may incorporate a finding or conclusion from a predispositional report as a written finding or conclusion upon the record in the court's dispositional decree. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-15.3(i) part.]   IC 31-34-20 Chapter 20. Dispositional Decrees               31-34-20-1 Dispositional decrees; conditions for placement of child in home or facility outside Indiana; written findings and conclusions             31-34-20-1.5 Placement in household with certain individuals prohibited; criminal history checks; exceptions; considerations             31-34-20-1.6 Limitation on provision of reunification services to parent, guardian, or custodian following removal of child             31-34-20-2 Dispositional decree that includes no contact order; protective order depository; confidential form             31-34-20-3 Order for participation by parent, guardian, or custodian in program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for child; failure to participate             31-34-20-4 Decrees limiting contact with child; copies to parties and law enforcement agencies             31-34-20-5 Determination and reporting of legal settlement of child             31-34-20-6 Emancipation of child; findings; terms             31-34-20-7 Provision of information by department of child services

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