CHINS: S K v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── CHINS: S K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-02793 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2022 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Tavitas concur Mother gave birth to Child on November 2, 2017. She and J.P. (“Father”) 1 (collectively with Mother, “Parents”) primarily lived together after Child’s birth. Twice in 2018, once at an unspecified time and once in September, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) became involved with the family because Parents’ disputes resulted in domestic violence. After the September 2018 incident, the State charged Father with “Disorderly Conduct and Domestic Battery in the Presence of a Child Less than 16 years old.” (Amended App. Vol.