J.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

A.K.C. (“Mother”) appeals a trial court adjudication designating her two sons as children in need of services (“CHINS”). Finding the evidence sufficient to support J.C.’s designation as a CHINS, we affirm with respect to J.C. Finding the evidence insufficient with respect to A.M.C., we vacate his designation as a CHINS.

Facts and Procedural History1

Mother has two sons, J.C, born March 1997, and A.M.C., born April 2001. In December 2011, high school freshman J.C. was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. In March 2012, Mother signed an…