Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this article:
(1) "Adult" means either of the following:
(A) An individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) An emancipated minor who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) "Conservator" means a guardian (as defined in IC 29-3-1-6).
(3) "Guardian" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-6.
(4) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian.
(5) "Guardianship proceeding" means a proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.
(6) "Home state" means either of the following:
(A) The state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately before the filing of a petition for a protective order or the appointment of a guardian.
(B) In the case of a respondent for whom no state satisfies clause (A), the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six (6) consecutive months ending within the six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition.
(7) "Incapacitated person" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-7.5 with respect to an adult.
(8) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.
(9) "Person" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-12.
(10) "Protected person" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-13 with respect to an adult.
(11) "Protective order" refers to an order issued under IC 29-3-4.
(12) "Protective proceeding" has the meaning set forth in IC 29-3-1-14.
(13) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(14) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.
(15) "Significant connection state" means a state, other than the home state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere physical presence and in which substantial evidence concerning the respondent is available.
(16) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
As added by P.L.178-2011, SEC.10.