Section 31-34-23-5 - Placement of a child with a previous placement(a) If a child who was:(1) placed in an out-of-home placement during child in need of services proceedings; and(2) moved from the out-of-home placement to an in-home placement; is returned to an out-of-home placement, the court and the department shall make a reasonable attempt to place the child in the out-of-home placement in which the child was placed under subdivision (1) if the out-of-home placement is appropriate under IC 31-27-4 and IC 31-34-4-2 and the placement is in the child's best interests.
(b) If a child described in subsection (a) has been placed in more than one (1) out-of-home placement before being removed from the in-home placement described in subsection (a)(2), the court and the department shall place the child in the out-of-home placement that is in the best interests of the child.Added by P.L. 210-2019,SEC. 16, eff. 7/1/2019.