Legal Opinion
M.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 2009No. 82A01-0907-JV-322PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Chief Judge.
Appellant-respondent M.M. (Father) appeals the involuntary termination of his parental rights as to his minor son, B.M. Specifically, Father argues that the termination order must be set aside because the trial court failed to consider placing B.M. with his sister in lieu of termination. Concluding that the trial court properly terminated Father's parental rights, we affirm.
FACTS
Father is the biological father of B.M., who was born on August 4, 2008. D.S. (Mother) is B.M.'s biological mother. Mother and Father were married when B.M. was born, but they subsequently…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Judy S. v. Noble County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
- Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of N.D., J.G., and S.D. (Minor Children) and S.D. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of I.L. (Child) and K.D.W. (Father) K.D.W. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: B.A., Minor Child, and A.A., Father v. The Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: J.E. (Minor Child), and C.E. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of P.K. and R.K. and: R.D. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
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