Legal Opinion
M.W. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 2011No. 32A01-1007-JT-322PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
M.W. (“Father”) appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child, M.W. We reverse.
Issue
Father raises two issues, which we consolidate and restate as whether the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) presented clear and convincing evidence to support the termination of Father’s parental rights.
Facts
M.B. (“Mother”) and Father had a child, M.W., who was born in April 2006. Mother and Father initially lived together, but Father moved out in 2008. In July 2008, DCS became involved with Mother and M.W. because Mother had been using morphine, and they…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Egly v. Blackford County Department of Public WelfareIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- In re the Termination of the Parent/Child Relationship of J.T.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2001
- Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of I.A. J.H. v. IDCSIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
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3Cited by7 opinions
- K.M. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
- Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of C.M., G.M., and R.M. A.M. (Mother) and C.M. (Father) v. Indiana Dept. of Child Services, Dearborn County OfficeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
- In Re CMIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
- In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of K.M.(Minor Child) and C.M.(Mother) and R.M.(Father) v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
- 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
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