Authority: IC 31-25-2-18

Affected: IC 29-3-6-1; IC 31-34-21-7.5

Sec. 11. (a) The guardian receiving assistance under this rule on behalf of an eligible child shall be responsible for compliance with all duties and responsibilities of a legal guardian under any applicable provision of IC 29-3, including filing with the court having jurisdiction over the guardianship of any required pleadings, reports, documents, or accounts with respect to the guardianship estate.

(b) Except as provided in section 4 of this rule, the guardian shall give notice of all hearings in the guardianship proceedings as required by IC 29-3-6-1, including notice to the department during any time that a guardianship assistance agreement is in effect.

(c) The department or county office shall have no responsibility for administration of the guardianship, accounting to the child or court for any activities of the guardian, or disposition of the proceeds of monthly assistance payments made to the guardian on behalf of the child.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-8-11; filed Jun 1, 2000, 11:20 a.m.: 23 IR 2430; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA; filed Dec 14, 2016, 12:05 p.m.: 20170111-IR-465160216FRA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2019, 10:42 a.m.: 20191106-IR-465190320RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 10:46 a.m.: 20251112-IR-465250623RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-10.5-11) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-8-11) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.