In the Matter of S.D., Alleged to Be a Child in Need of Services J.B., Appellant (Respondent) v. Indiana Department…

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court held that the evidence did not establish that S.D. required the coercive intervention of the court because Mother had resolved the concerns involving her other children and had completed all but the final step of S.D.'s medical-care training. The Court also held that the appeal was not moot because reversal could provide meaningful relief from collateral consequences of the CHINS adjudication. The Court reversed the trial court's judgment adjudicating S.D. a child in need of services.