CHINS: A W v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── CHINS: A W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01170 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Mother is the biological parent of Child, who was fourteen years old at the time of the CHINS adjudication. Child was diagnosed with oppositional defiance disorder (“ODD”) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”) at the age of nine. At some point, Mother married B.W. (“Wife”) and Mother and Child lived with Wife and her three children. In November 2022, Mother became aware of an improper relationship between Child, age 12, and Stepbrother, age 16.