Legal Opinion
F.D. v. Indiana Department of Family Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 2012No. 82A01-1109-CT-432PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
M.D. (Mother) and J.D. (collectively, “the parents”) appeal the trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the Department of Child Services (Child Services)1 and the Evansville Police Department (the Police Department) for Child Services’ and the Police Department’s failure to inform them of their daughter’s molestation. The trial court based its decision on the grounds of immunity under both the Indiana Tort Claims Act and Indiana Code section 31-33-6-1, one of Indiana’s child abuse reporting statutes. However, we find that the Police…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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