Termination: H C v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: H C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00075 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In September of 2017, DCS received a report that Mother, then pregnant with L.C., was using illegal drugs and had passed out on a porch, with G.M. in a stroller nearby. DCS caseworker Sam Heredia went to the residence where Mother lived with Maternal Grandmother and Mother’s stepfather. Each of the adults refused to provide a drug screen sample, but Heredia saw no evidence of drugs or paraphernalia and he observed that “the baby looked good.” (Tr. Vol. II, pg.