Termination: K P v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: K P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01677 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Foley concur In December of 2022, Child was born addicted to fentanyl. Child suffered withdrawal symptoms requiring his hospitalization for fifteen days. Mother was placed in an intensive care unit due to her withdrawal from fentanyl and was discharged to an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility. Child was initially placed with a family member, but that placement failed and, when he was six weeks old, Child was sent to a foster home. 1 On January 17, 2023, DCS alleged that Child was a Child in Need of Services (“CHINS”) due to parental neglect.