Failure of Child Services to provide father with notice of hearings and copies of all orders in the CHINS phase of proceedings, when Child Services knew father’s name and whereabouts, violated Due Process and required reversal of termination of father’s parental rights.
Juvenile
S.D. v. State, No. 49A02-1004-JV-442, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 29, 2010)
Juvenile waiver statute’s meaningful consultation requirement was not met when juvenile’s conversation with guardian was videotaped by police and juvenile and guardian knew it was being taped.
State v. J.S., No. 49A02-1004-JV-567, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 16, 2010)
Juvenile court did not err in dismissing delinquency petition after finding the juvenile defendant incompetent to stand trial.
D.C. v. State, No. 49A02-1002-JV-100, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 14, 2010)
Delinquency disposition statutes do not allow juvenile court to order both determinate and indeterminate commitments to DOC.
In the Matter of M.R., No. 49A05-1002-JC-140, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 14, 2010)
When his paternity had not been established and no petition for participation had been filed, the juvenile court had no authority to order asserted father’s parental participation in CHINS services.