Legal Opinion
Termination: KC v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 13, 2017No. Court of Appeals Case 35A02-1609-JT-2096PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
May, Judge.
M.M. (“Mother”) and K.C. (“Father”) (collectively, “Parents”) appeal the involuntary termination of their parental rights to G.M. (“Child”). Mother challenges a number of the juvenile court’s findings and argues the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) did not present sufficient evidence the conditions under which Child was removed would not be remedied and termination was in the best interests of Child. Father makes similar arguments, but we find dispositive his argument the juvenile court could not terminate his rights when it had never issued a dispositional decree as to Father.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Quillen v. QuillenIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
- Judy S. v. Noble County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
- Troxel v. TroxelIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of G.M.: K.C. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of J.T. (Child) and T.T. (Mother) T.T. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of M.B. (Child) and C.B. (Mother) C.B. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of W.B. (Child) and A.B. (Father) A.B. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018