CHINS: Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. v. S W, et al.

── CHINS: Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. v. S W, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01841 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Franklin Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Kenworthy concur In May 2023, DCS filed a petition alleging Child, born in July 2006, was a child in need of services (“CHINS”). DCS alleged that S.W. (“Mother”) and B.W. (“Father,” and together with Mother, “Parents”), who are the adoptive parents of Child, refused to pick up Child following an acute stay at Harsha Behavioral Health Center despite Child being medically discharged and recommended for outpatient services. The court held an initial hearing and accepted the recommendation of DCS that Child be placed in a foster home.