Child

An individual who:

  1. is under the age of 18 years;
  2. is under the age of 21 years who committed an act of delinquency before reaching the age of 18 years; or
  3. is under the age of 21 years and was adjudicated dependent before reaching the age of 18 years, who has requested the court to retain jurisdiction and who remains under the jurisdiction of the court as a dependent child because the court has determined that the child is:
    1. completing secondary education or an equivalent credential;
    2. enrolled in an institution which provides post-secondary or vocational education;
    3. participating in a program actively designed to promote or remove barriers to employment;
    4. employed for at least 80 hours per month; or
    5. incapable of doing any of the activities described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) due to a medical or behavioral health condition, which is supported by regularly updated information in the permanency plan of the child
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