No. 19-8180October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
M. H. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs.
This case involves a dispute between M.H. and the Indiana Department of Child Services that was appealed from the Supreme Court of Indiana.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a dispute between M.H. and the Indiana Department of Child Services that was appealed from the Supreme Court of Indiana.
Question presented
1. Whether the Indiana Department of Child Services violated the Petitioner's Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process and equal protection by terminating her parental rights without providing adequate services or a fair hearing? 2. Whether the state court's failure to appoint counsel for the Petitioner during the initial stages of the Child in Need of Services (CHINS) proceedings violated her constitutional rights? 3. Whether the Indiana statutes governing the termination of parental rights are unconstitutionally vague or overbroad as applied to the Petitioner?
- Case path
Supreme Court of Indiana / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Civil Rights
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Mar 30, 2026
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