Legal Opinion
E.P. v. Marion County Office of Family & Children
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1995No. 49A05-9306-JV-235PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUCKER, Judge.
In this interlocutory appeal we address two issues: 1) whether a parent in a Child in Need of Services (CHINS) 1 proceeding is entitled to a jury trial; and 2) whether a parent in a Child In Need of Services (CHINS) proceeding is entitled to court-appointed counsel.
On August 10, 1992, the Marion County Office of Family and Children (Welfare Department) filed a petition in the Marion Superior Court, Juvenile Division, alleging that the children of Tonya Dunn, J.P., and E.P., were in need of services. The petition followed allegations that J.P. had been sexually molested by…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleurSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by36 opinions
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