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§ 31-34-12-4 — Indiana Law | CourtGPT
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  7. § 31-34-12-4
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§ 31-34-12-4

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A rebuttable presumption is raised that the child is a child in need of services because of an act or omission of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if the state introduces competent evidence of probative value that:(1) the child has been injured;(2) at the time the child was injured, the parent, guardian, or custodian:(A) had the care, custody, or control of the child; or(B) had legal responsibility for the care, custody, or control of the child;(3) the injury would not ordinarily be sustained except for the act or omission of a parent, guardian, or custodian; and(4) there is a reasonable probability that the injury was not accidental.[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-13(b).]As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.48-2012, SEC.60.