Termination: L T v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

── Termination: L T v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02030 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur During a two-month period beginning in February 2022, DCS received five reports about Child. By late April 2022, Mother was living in a hotel, and Child was living with Mother’s mother (Maternal Grandmother) and stepfather. Around that time, Mother went to Maternal Grandmother’s home and argued with Maternal Grandmother over Child’s truancy. At the time, Child had already accumulated 37 unexcused absences for that school year. Mother eventually attempted to leave with Child, but Maternal Grandmother intervened.