Legal Opinion
In Re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of V.A. (Minor Child), and A.A. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 2016No. 02S04-1602-JT-93PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 02A04-1405-JT-233
RUCKER, Justice.
In a joint proceeding the trial court terminated the parental rights of Mother and Father to their daughter concluding there is a reasonable probability that the conditions that resulted in the child’s removal will not be remedied and that termination is in the child’s best interests. Determining the evidence in this case does not clearly and convincingly support termination of Father’s parental rights, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.
Facts and Procedural History
In 2012, S.A. (“Mother”)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by17 opinions
- 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
- In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.W. and G.S.: H.S. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- C.N. and G.N. v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- In Re: the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of W.M.L. and A.J.L., R.R. (Guardian ad Litem) v. E.L. (Mother), O.H. (Father)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- In re the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of H.H.:, A.S. (Mother) and J.H. (Father) v. The Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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