"Safe baby court"
Ind. Code § 33-23-16-9.5
in effectSec. 9.5. As used in this chapter, "safe baby court" means a problem solving court focused on addressing the needs of families who have a child in need of services who is three (3) years of age or younger by surrounding the family with support services to:
(1) reduce:
(A) time to permanency;
(B) incidences of repeat maltreatment; and
(C) the long term and short term effects of traumatic experiences occurring on a child's brain development;
(2) promote:
(A) public safety through the reductions described in subdivision (1); and
(B) effective interaction and the use of resources among both public and private stakeholders; and
(3) increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of families.
As added by P.L.51-2024, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/33Fetched: 10/17/2026