V S v. State of Indiana

── V S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00480 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Warren Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur This case begins not with the criminal conduct underlying V.S.’s delinquency adjudication but with his family’s involvement with the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”). V.S. was born on August 27, 2009, and was adjudicated a child in need of services (“CHINS”) on three separate occasions. During the second CHINS case, V.S. was placed with his grandparents, but they were “unable to manage [his] behaviors,” which included attempting to set his room on fire and threatening his siblings with a knife and coat hanger. Appellant’s App. Vol.