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Neutral Court Opinion Mar 01, 2026

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

── CHINS: C E, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-00996 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Mother and Father have one child together, N.E., who was born in January 2021. Mother has two other biological children, F.C. and D.T. 1, and Father has four other biological children, including M.E. Several of these children have been the subject of CHINS petitions, and Parents have a history of hostility toward DCS and failure to cooperate with DCS. This particular case concerns only N.E.’s status as a CHINS. On October 14, 2021, DCS filed a petition alleging that N.E. was a CHINS (“First Petition”).
Indiana Judicial Branch
https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=73Ptt8DmfXhAzqQe…
Elizabeth Tavitas Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Peter Foley Indiana Court of Appeals Judge
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