Legal Opinion
N.L. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 2010No. 49S02-0906-JV-270PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-0806-JV-522
SULLIVAN, Justice.
The trial court adjudicated a child to be a "Child in Need of Services" ("CHINS") without specifically alleging that the child was a CHINS with respect to the child's father. The father contends that the CHINS adjudication does not apply to him. The question in a CHINS adjudication is not parental fault, but whether the child needs services. Because a CHINS determination regards the status of the child, the juvenile court is not required to determine whether a child is a CHINS as to each parent,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Gosnell v. Cass Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- People v. PrinceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- N.L. v. Marion County Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
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- In Re: The Matter of D.J. and G.J., Children in Need of Services Gr.J. (Mother) and J.J. (Father) v. Ind. Dept. of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2017
- J.A. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
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