In re T.R.

Mother of T.R. appeals from a family court order that found T.R. to be a child in need of care and supervision (CHINS). She claims that the evidence did not support the CHINS finding. We agree and reverse.*

On March 28, 1997, T.R. was placed in the custody of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services after he reported to school officials that his mother’s live-in boyfriend hit him in the forehead causing him pain and bruising. In June 1997, the court held a CHINS hearing; T.R. was six years old at that time. At the hearing, the boyfriend denied ever hitting T.R. He claimed that T.R.…