IN RE T.N.

No. 49S05-1203-JC-165.

963 N.E.2d 467 (2012)

In the Matter of T.N. G.N. (Father), Appellant (Respondent below), v. The Indiana Department of Child Services, Appellee (Petitioner below), and Child Advocates, Inc., Co-Appellee (Guardian Ad Litem).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Edgar , Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Robert J. Henke , Patrick M. Rhodes , Indiana Department of Child Services, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-1101-JC-15

DAVID, Justice.

In this case, a party to a CHINS matter requested a fact-finding hearing and was instead given a contested dispositional hearing. This Court has also decided a companion case today, In re K.D., which will be discussed below. Our opinion seeks to clarify the procedural due process safeguards required in CHINS adjudications. We hold that a parent who requests...

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