J Y, et al. v. A W, et al.

── J Y, et al. v. A W, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-AD-00365 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur Parents have seven children, none of whom are in their custody. Paternal Grandparents acted as guardians for C.Y., born in 2013, and J.Y., born in 2015. On October 29, 2021, Paternal Grandparents petitioned to adopt Children, alleging that parental consent to the adoption was not required pursuant to Indiana law.1 Proceedings on the petition were bifurcated. On January 11, 2022, Parents appeared with court-appointed counsel and objected to dispensation of their consent.