M Q, et al. v. M W, et al.

── M Q, et al. v. M W, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-01046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In May 2022, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) removed Children 1 from their mother F.G. (“Mother”) for numerous drug-related issues, and the Children were later adjudicated children in need of services (“CHINS”) in Elkhart County. 2 For the next 22 months, the Children lived with Grandparents from June 2022 until April 2024; 3 on April 22, 2024, the Children were placed with Adoptive Mother and Father (collectively, “Adoptive Parents”). In May 2024, after DCS filed petitions in Elkhart County to 1 Au.S.