Legal Opinion
K.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 2013No. 85A02-1304-JT-308PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
In late 2011 and early 2012, a trial court held three hearings to determine whether KM.’s (“Mother”) and D.L.’s (“Father”) parental rights to their son and daughter should be terminated. The State presented its evidence at the first two hearings, and Mother presented her evidence at the third hearing. Father was incarcerated in *1118federal prison' and federal authorities would not allow him to attend the hearings or participate by phone. The parties agreed that Father would receive a transcript of the State’s evidence against him (the first two hearings) and he…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
- Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of I.A. J.H. v. IDCSIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
- Z.G. v. Marion County Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Welfare of M.B.Washington Supreme Court · 2020
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent Child Relationship of S.M., P.M., and R.M. M.M. (Father) and R.N. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
- In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of J.S. (Child) and R.B. (Father) R.B. (Father) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020