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E.P. v. MARION CTY. OFFICE OF FAM. & CHILD.

No. 49A05-9306-JV-235.

653 N.E.2d 1026 (1995)

In the matter of E.P. and J.P., Tonya Dunn, Appellant-Respondent, v. MARION COUNTY OFFICE OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN, Appellee-Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

July 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Ruemmele, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Peter M. Racher, Plews & Shadley, Indianapolis, Richard A. Waples, Legal Director, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Indiana Civil Liberties Union.

Andrew P. Wirick, Chief Counsel, Litigation, Office of Corp. Counsel, Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Marion County, Indiana.

Kenneth J. Falk, Jacquelyn E. Bowie, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis, for amicus curiae Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc.

Elizabeth G. Filipow, Marion County Office of Family and Children, Indianapolis, for appellee.

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal we address two issues: 1) whether a parent in a Child in Need of Services (CHINS)1 proceeding is entitled to a jury trial; and 2) whether a parent in a Child In Need of Services (CHINS) proceeding is entitled to court-appointed counsel.

On August 10, 1992, the Marion County Office of Family and Children (Welfare Department) filed a petition in the Marion Superior Court...

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