Legal Opinion
In the Matter of: M.W., a Child Alleged to be in Need of Services, S.R. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 2019No. Court of Appeals Case 18A-JC-2452PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Vaidik, Chief Judge.
Case Summary
[1] S.R. ("Mother") appeals the trial court's placement of M.W. ("Child") after it found that Child is a child in need of services (CHINS). Because Child has since been placed with Mother and the CHINS case closed, we dismiss this appeal as moot.
*115 Facts and Procedural History
[2] Child was born to Mother and Me.W. ("Father") (collectively, "Parents") in 2003. At some point Parents split up and Father was granted custody of Child. In July 2018, Father and fifteen-year-old Child lived in Evansville with a woman named A.W., who had been named a legal custodian of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Matter of LawranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- Wabash Grain, Inc. v. SmithIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- Indiana Department of Child Services v. C.F.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2009
- David Heber v. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and City of Indianapolis Office of Corporation CounselIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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