CHINS: C J v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── CHINS: C J v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01151 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur On November 20, 2022, the Marion County Department of Child Services (“DCS”) removed Child from the custody of her biological mother and placed Child with C.G., a family friend. DCS alleged Child to be a CHINS due to parental substance abuse; on February 23, 2023, the CHINS court adjudicated 1 Mother claims that her substantive due process rights were violated because of a deprivation of her rights to direct the care, custody, and control of Child, and that her procedural due process rights...