Indiana Department of Child Services v. A.B.

DAVID, Justice.

This is a direct appeal of an Order of Modification from the St. Joseph County Probate Court declaring three statutes— Indiana Code sections 31-37-17-1.4, 31-37-18-9(a)-(b), and 31-40-1-2® — unconstitutional as violating the separation of powers principle under Article 3, Section 1 of the Indiana Constitution and the “one subject” rule under Article 4, Section 19.

We reverse the trial court’s order and hold that the three statutes are constitutional. We further hold that the Department of Child Services (DCS) requirement that the child be placed in Indiana rather *1208than being…