The new 2024 Deskbook will be delivered soon!

Kids’ Voice of Indiana authors and publishes a comprehensive reference guide called the Indiana CHINS and Family Law Deskbook. The Deskbook is a legal textbook designed for attorneys, judges and social service professionals. This publication is a highly valuable resource that provides statutes and case law in the areas of CHINS, Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship, Guardianship/Third Party Custody, Adoption, Paternity, and CASA/GAL.

The Deskbook compiles statutes and case law, separates them out by topic, and organizes them in a natural progression through that topic. The Deskbook synthesizes, harmonizes, and condenses all the information down in a way that makes it much more accessible for people newer to this area of law, and provides experienced professionals quick access to information on a niche topic.

The Indiana CHINS and Family Law Deskbook was published in December 2017, with a supplement published in 2021. The next full Deskbook is anticipated in summer 2024.

View the online version of the Deskbook:

Kids’ Voice thanks the Lilly Endowment for its generous funding of the CHINS Deskbook.

Legal Disclaimer

This website is not professional legal advice. Accessing information on this website does not create an attorney-client relationship between the viewer and Derelle Watson-Duvall Children’s Law Center of Indiana. Viewers should consult their own attorneys before taking or failing to take legal action based on content provided in this website.


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