Indiana Department of Child Services
Legislature's final days bring up merit selection, out-of-state placement issues
March 17, 2010
Michael HoskinsHoosier lawyers and judges were kept on the edge of their seats as the Indiana General Assembly navigated its final days of
the session, reviving talk on two issues that have significant impact on the state's judiciary and legal system.
MoreLegislature's end suspenseful for legal community
March 15, 2010
Michael HoskinsAs the Indiana General Assembly got down to its final hours in a short-session, significant changes for the Hoosier legal
community were on the table to possibly increase the number of appellate judges, change how one county chooses its trial judges,
and impact how juveniles can be placed outside the state.
MoreHouses active as session nears end
March 5, 2010
IL StaffAs this year's legislative session winds down, several bills of interest to the legal community have made it through both
houses, but many remained stuck in conference committee Thursday.
MoreMistake invalidates termination of dad's rights
March 3, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA father's consent to voluntarily terminate his parental rights so his sister could adopt his daughter was invalidated
by misrepresentations made by a family case manager for the Department of Child Services. As such, the father's petition
to set aside the judgment should have been granted, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
MoreHouse OKs child support-casino bill
March 3, 2010
Michael HoskinsLawmakers have passed a bill that allows the Indiana Department of Child Services to more efficiently collect delinquent child
support, including a gaming intercept requiring casinos to check whether gamers are on a state delinquency list before releasing
large jackpots to them.
MoreDCS to appeal injunction on rate cuts
February 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Child Services wants the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a judge's decision to temporarily
stop DCS rate cuts.
MoreOut-of-state placement bill goes to House
January 29, 2010
Michael HoskinsA legislative committee has given its OK to a bill that would repeal a last-minute 2009 special session provision, which gave
the Indiana Department of Child Services key control in deciding whether juveniles can be placed outside the state.
More'Quality of care' at stake in DCS rate-cut case
January 27, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe federal judge who granted a preliminary injunction in the combined suits against the Department of Child Services for
cutting reimbursement rates for adoptive and foster parents and child care agencies found the quality of care for children
would suffer if the rate cuts stood.
MoreJudge blocks DCS rate changes for now
January 21, 2010
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has temporarily blocked the Indiana Department of Child Services from reducing the amounts
it pays to foster and adoptive parents and juvenile-service providers.
MoreBill seeks to repeal placements statute
January 20, 2010
Michael HoskinsLawmakers are considering legislation that would repeal a last-minute 2009 special session provision that gave the Indiana
Department of Child Services key control in deciding whether juveniles should be placed outside the state.
MoreProvision in new bill would withhold 'big' wins from deadbeat parents
January 20, 2010
Michael HoskinsState lawmakers want to crack down on child support collections and make it tougher for deadbeat parents to not pay what's
owed.
MoreSenate panel approves gaming intercept tool
January 13, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe full Senate will now decide whether casinos should be forced to check if certain gamblers winning larger jackpots are
on a delinquent child support list, and if those gaming winnings should be automatically frozen and put toward the amount
owed.
MoreParents, child service provider group sue DCS over subsidies
January 6, 2010
Michael HoskinsIn a one-two punch, a pair of lawsuits filed a week apart in December hit the Indiana Department of Child Services square
in the gut over how the agency planned to reduce payment rates for foster and adoptive parents and juvenile service providers.
MoreNonprofit sues over DCS rate cuts
December 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA nonprofit organization made up of agencies that provide services to abused and neglected kids is suing the Indiana Department
of Child Services for cutting rates paid to the agencies next year.
MoreGovernor names first DCS ombudsman
November 16, 2009
IL StaffAn Indianapolis woman with nearly three decades of experience working in child welfare, social work, and family counseling
has been named the state's first Department of Child Services ombudsman. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the selection Nov.
13.
MoreCommittee ponders DCS authority of juveniles
October 2, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn interim legislative committee is deciding what it should do about a last-minute, special session addition giving the Department
of Child Services even more control over juvenile justice decisions that judges have historically been entrusted to make.
MoreCourt erred in ordering DCS to pay costs
September 28, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Child Services isn't responsible for the costs of a minor's secure detention because it
never entered into a written agreement with the juvenile court to cover the costs, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
MoreCourt upholds out-of-state juvenile placement
August 10, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the placement of a juvenile delinquent in an out-of-state shelter care facility over
the objection of the Indiana Department of Child Services, finding the trial court complied with statutes that allow it to
place the juvenile in a non-Indiana facility. A recent change to one of those statutes now shifts the burden of payment to
out-of-state facilities from DCS to the counties.
MoreCounty must pay for parent's appointed attorney
August 7, 2009
Jennifer NelsonNoting a paradigm shift in parental rights termination cases due to House Enrolled Act 1001, one Indiana Court of Appeals
judge believed the Department of Child Services instead of the counties should be responsible for the costs of appointed counsel
in these types of proceedings.
MoreHigh court hears first 'rocket docket' appeal
April 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn the first appeal of a juvenile case under Indiana Appellate Rule 14.1, the "rocket docket," the Indiana Supreme
Court ruled the juvenile court's determination that a child shouldn't be immediately reunited with his mother until
after the school year concluded - contrary to what the Department of Child Services recommended - wasn't clearly erroneous.
MoreLawyers challenge imbalance of power
March 18, 2009
Michael HoskinsBudget statute affected juvenile codes and gives the Department of Child Services oversight of judicial decision-making.
More'Rocket docket' now set for juvenile appeals
January 8, 2009
Michael HoskinsNew rules from the Indiana Supreme Court this week officially create an expedited "rocket docket" for certain juvenile
cases going through the appellate system.
MoreStatute must be followed in all CHINS cases
November 18, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals today affirmed the involuntary termination of parental rights of a mother and father, but cautioned
the Marion County Department of Child Services to continue to follow the statutory procedures in child in need of services
cases and termination cases even if a court determines reunification efforts aren't required.
MoreCOA reverses child welfare molestation case
October 31, 2008
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals has tossed out the convictions and 106-year sentence of a former Hamilton County child welfare
worker accused of molesting two boys, including an autistic boy who he'd mentored.
MoreCourt: CHINS records aren't available to media
October 10, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe circumstances that led to two siblings being deemed as children in need of services and the media attention their family
received don't justify the trial court allowing the media access to the children's CHINS records, the Indiana Court
of Appeals ruled today.
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vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.