CHINS: J P v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── CHINS: J P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-02235 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur Father has four children: 17-year-old Ja., 13-year-old Jy., 12-year-old Jl., and 8year-old Jo. (Children). Father’s wife, D.P. (Mother), is the stepmother of Ja. and the mother of the three younger children. The family has a long history of investigative visits by the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS). One such visit resulted in a 2016 informal adjustment due to Father bruising one of the children by spanking him with a belt.