Legal Opinion

W.B. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 31, 2011No. 45A03-1005-JT-285PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

W.B. (“Father”) appeals the involuntary termination of his parental rights to his child, D.B. Concluding that there is insufficient evidence to support the juvenile court’s judgment, we reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

Father is the biological father of D.B., born in May 2002.1 The evidence most favorable to the juvenile court’s judgment reveals that in May 2007, while tending to an unrelated matter at the Merrillville Police Department, Mother was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Gary. When Mother was placed under arrest, she informed the police officers…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. M. L. B. v. S. L. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  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. In re the Termination of the Parent/Child Relationship of J.T.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of R.S., (Minor Child), and R.S. (Father) v. Marion County Department of Child Services and Child Advocates, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2016
  2. T.Q. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. C.A. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. K.M. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. In Re the Termination of the Parent-Child Rel. of El.S. and Et.S. (Minor Children) and M.S. (Mother) v. The Indiana Dept. of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013

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