A juvenile may not be required to pay the costs of their secure detention. Moreover, before imposing costs of secure detention upon a parent, a court must inquire into the parent’s ability to pay; if the parent has the ability to pay, the trial court shall follow the applicable requirements related to the Child Support Rules and Guidelines.
Juvenile
In re M.S., No. 19S-JC-50, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 20, 2020).
In a CHINS case, unlike the sixty-day deadline imposed by Ind. Code § 31-34-11-1(a) that may be waived by consent of the parties, the 120-day deadline contemplated by Ind. Code 31-34-11-1(b) may be enlarged only if a party shows good cause for a continuance.
B.B. v. State, No. 19A-JV-1803, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 30, 2020).
A threat expressed to an individual, even if that individual is not the intended victim, to interfere with the occupancy of a school (building), is sufficient to sustain an adjudication for an act that would be considered intimidation if committed by an adult.
In re TPR of C.D., No. 19A-JT-1549, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 28, 2020).
Parents no longer have a fundamental right to consent to the adoption of child after their parental rights were terminated; the question of the proper adoptive home for child is a question for the adoption court.
F.H. v. State, No. 19A-JV-1716, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 22, 2020).
A juvenile is not subject to a determinate term in the DOC absent a specific determination by the juvenile court that statutory criteria have been satisfied.