Legal Opinion
Pappas v. A.S.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 2009No. 02S05-0904-JV-146PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
This is the second case that we have decided in recent weeks in which we have held that the involuntary termination of the parental rights of incarcerated parents was not warranted. See R.Y. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs., 904 N.E.2d 1257 (Ind. April 24, 2009). The fact that we have reached such a conclusion in such close proximity is coincidence and not a reflection of any presumption as to the outcome of such cases.1
In this case, J.M. was born to A.S. ("Mother") and A.M. ("Father") on November 1, 1999. Both parents had an ongoing relationship with J.M. during the first…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bester v. Lake County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- R.Y. v. Indiana Department of Child ServicesIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
- Wardship of J.C. D.D. v. Allen County Office of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
- Bailey v. Tippecanoe County Division of Family & ChildrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re JMIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
- Term. of the Parent-Child Rel. of J.L.W. (Minor Child) and S.R.W. (Mother), J.C.H. (Alleged Father), and Alleged Unknown Father v. The Indiana Dept. of Child ServicesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013