CHINS: C B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── CHINS: C B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02063 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wells Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Parents have two children: K.B., born in March 2020, and M.L., born in August 2022. On February 23, 2024, Father was home alone with eighteenmonth-old M.L. Around 1:30 p.m., Father put M.L. down for a nap and then went to sleep himself. Ten minutes later, someone found M.L. wandering outside and contacted police. Officers couldn’t determine where M.L. had come from, so they took him to the police station and contacted the Department of Child Services (DCS). Father woke up around 3:40 p.m., realized M.L. was gone, and started looking for him.