Indiana Department of Child Services v. Staci Metcalf

── Indiana Department of Child Services v. Staci Metcalf ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On March 1, 2022, DCS issued an assessment of alleged child abuse, substantiating an allegation of physical abuse by Metcalf against the Child; and on March 7, 2022, DCS initiated Child in Need of Services (“CHINS”) proceedings for the Child. Following a factfinding hearing, the trial court dismissed the CHINS petition on August 19, 2022. On July 21, 2023, Metcalf filed a petition for judicial review of the substantiation of physical abuse.