§ 31-9-2-39-5

'Destitute child', for purposes of this title, means an individual:(1) who is needy;(2) who is not a public ward;(3) who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;(4) who has been deprived of parental support or care because of a parent's:(A) death;(B) continued absence from the home; or(C) physical or mental incapacity;(5) whose relatives liable for the individual's support are not able to provide adequate care or support for the individual without public assistance; and(6) who is in need of foster care, under circumstances that do not require the individual to be made a public ward.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.188. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.543.