Legal Opinion

T.D. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 25, 2015No. 82A04-1408-JT-380PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAJAM, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] T.D. (“Mother”), and J.W., Sr. (“Father”) (collectively, “the Parents”) appeal the trial court’s termination of their parental rights over J.W., Jr., Z.W., and D.D. (“the Children”). The Parents raise a single issue for our review: whether the statutory waiting period under Indiana Code Section 31 — 35—2—4(b) (2) (A) (iii) is tolled during any period in which the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) fails to provide or otherwise make services available to a parent prior to seeking the termination of that parent’s parental rights. On this question…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Quillen v. QuillenIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Judy S. v. Noble County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Bolin v. WingertIndiana Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re: the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of W.M.L. and A.J.L., R.R. (Guardian ad Litem) v. E.L. (Mother), O.H. (Father)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. In Re: the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: Ka.A., Ke.A., T.A., and L.K. D.A. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. In re Petition of Wiper Corporation for Tax Deed,Wiper Corporation v. Patricia E. Godwin, Barbara S. Sanders, Joseph Kaufman, James Zwickel, Thad Fischer, Trent Fischer, and Trina Fischer BodenIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  4. In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent Child Relationship of S.M., P.M., and R.M. M.M. (Father) and R.N. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  5. In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.A.D. and A.C.D. E.B. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018

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