Sua sponte reinstatement of court's jurisdiction; modification of decree

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Indiana Code › Title 31 › Article 30 › Chapter 2 › Section 31-30-2-3

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Sec. 3. After receiving notification under section 2 of this chapter (or IC 31-6-2-3(b) before its repeal), a juvenile court may within thirty (30) days after notification, on the court's own motion, reinstate jurisdiction over the child for the purpose of modifying under IC 31-34-23 or IC 31-37-22 the court's original dispositional decree.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-3(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13.

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