Due process will not permit revocation of juvenile probation when the State has presented no evidence of the alleged probation violations.
Juvenile
A.K. v. Indiana Dep't of Child Services, St. Joseph County, No. 71A05-0905-JV-261, __ N.E.2D __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 31, 2010)
Findings of fact and conclusions of law are required for termination of parental rights decisions.
A.S. v. State, No. 10A04-0911-JV-630, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 25, 2010)
Deliquency waiver of counsel was invalid when court made no inquiry about waiver, gave no advice about dangers of self-representation, and made no record of meaningful consultation about the waiver.
In re T.S., No. 46S04-0904-JV-160, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Apr. 17, 2009)
(1) Indiana Appellate Rule 14.1’s expedited appeals are available to the process of modifying dispositional decrees regarding child placement where a juvenile court does not follow DCS’s recommendation; (2) the juvenile court must accept DCS’s placement recommendations unless it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the recommendation is “unreasonable” or “contrary to the welfare and best interests of the child”; (3) a finding by the juvenile court that DCS’s recommendation is unreasonable or contrary to the child’s welfare and best interests is reviewed on appeal for clear error; and (4) the juvenile court’s placement determination in this case was not clearly erroneous.
R.J.G. v. State, No. 64S04-0809-JV-483, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Mar. 10, 2009)
[A] juvenile court may order a commitment to the Department of Correction and, in the same order, provide for probation following release from the Department of Correction.