Termination: S F v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: S F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00355 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur On May 15, 2020, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a petition alleging Child was a child in need of services (“CHINS”) because of “domestic disturbances” in the home, suspicions that Mother had or would medicate Child with Xanax to get Child to stop crying, Mother’s untreated 1 The parental rights of P.F., N.F.’s father, (“Father”) were also terminated, but Father does not participate in this appeal. mental health posing a threat to Child, Mother’s “violent and erratic”...