Legal Opinion
Lake County Department of Child Services v. A.T.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 2008No. 45A03-0712-JV-610PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
Lake County Department of Child Services (“DCS”) appeals the juvenile court’s denial of its motion to correct error regarding a judgment reinstating A.T. as a ward of DCS. We reverse.
Issue
We restate the issue as whether the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to grant A.T.’s motion to reinstate her wardship.
Facts and Procedural History
A.T. was born on January 9, 1988. On October 27, 2003, following A.T.’s arrest for battery against her mother, the juvenile court found probable cause to believe she was a child in need of services (“CHINS”). On February 20, 2004,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lake County Division of Family & Children Services v. CharltonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Mafnas v. Owen County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- W.L. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
3Cited by3 opinions
- J.A. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
- D.W. v. L.W.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2009
- In re the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of G.P., a Minor Child, and His Mother, J.A. v. Indiana Department of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2014