Lake County Division of Family & Children Services v. T.B.

STATON, Judge.

The Lake County Division of Family and Children Services ("FCS") appeals the grant of Donna Sudis' petition to revoke the adoption of T.B. Two issues are presented for our review:

I. Whether the Lake Circuit Court had subject matter jurisdiction during the pendency of a juvenile court proceeding.

II. Whether the judgment is supported by the evidence.

We reverse for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

T.B. was born on August 18, 1975. During 1988, T.B. was removed from the custody of her biological mother and was placed in the Carmelite Home for Girls. Sudis, who regularly visited…