Legal Opinion
Castro v. State Office of Family & Children
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 2006No. 53A01-0507-JV-00308PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Douglas Castro appeals the trial court's order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, T.P. Specifically, Castro argues that there is insufficient evidence to support the trial court's decision and that he was denied due process of law during the CHINS/termination proceeding. Castro also contends that Indiana's entire CHINS/termination scheme is unconstitutional in that it deprives all parents of due process of law. Finding that the trial court's decision to terminate Castro's parental rights was supported by clear and convincing evidence and that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- M.M. v. Elkhart Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of A.P. v. Porter County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Phelps v. SybinskyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- In Re The Adoption of S.W. Thomas West v. Ronnie D. Sedberry and Sondra A. SedberryIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
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