Indiana Department of Child Services v. C M, et al.

── Indiana Department of Child Services v. C M, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-AD-01145 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur J.S.M. was born on January 22, 2017, and J.D.M. was born on April 7, 2018. In April 2018, DCS filed petitions in Marion County alleging the Children to be Children in Need of Services (“CHINS”) and removed them from the care of their biological parents and placed them in foster care. In the summer of 2019, DCS placed J.S.M. and J.D.M. in relative care with Adoptive Parents, who are their maternal aunt and uncle. Then, on September 23, 2020, the CHINS court adjudicated the Children to be CHINS.