Section 31-34-2.3-5 - Issuing child protective order; other relief; valid(a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a child protective order if the department's petition to remove the alleged perpetrator states facts sufficient to satisfy the court that: (1) the child is not in danger of child abuse or neglect from a parent or other adult with whom the child will continue to reside in the child's residence; and(2) one (1) or more of the following exist: (A) The presence of the alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the child's residence constitutes a continuing danger to the physical health or safety of the child.(B) The child has been the victim of sexual abuse, and there is a substantial risk that the child will be the victim of sexual abuse in the future if the alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect remains in the child's residence.(b) If the court issues a child protective order under this section, the court may grant other relief as provided under IC 34-26-5-9.(c) A child protective order issued under this section is valid until one (1) of the following occurs: (1) The court determines the child is not a child in need of services.(2) The child is adjudicated a child in need of services and the court enters a dispositional decree.As added by P.L. 52-2007, SEC.8.