CHINS: K T v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── CHINS: K T v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-03098 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 17, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur In mid-July of 2023, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report that Mother was using drugs, had been arrested for battery of a neighbor child who was under age fourteen, and had left her three children without appropriate supervision. In the course of investigating the allegations, DCS attempted to communicate with Mother, but Mother instructed DCS to contact her through her attorney.