Neal v. Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.N.

I respectfully dissent. Justice Rucker's interpretation of the Legislature's intent is highly plausible and, indeed, essentially one to which I onee subscribed when I concurred in Justice Dickson's dissent from the denial of transfer in Ellis v. Catholic Charities, 685 N.E.2d 476, 477 (Ind.1997) (Dickson, J., dissenting from the denial of transfer). However, I believe that the State's proffered interpretation of the Legislative intent is equally plausible *286and the doctrines of stare decisis and legislative acquiescence warrant affirming the trial court's decision here, a decision that reflects…