Termination: S S v. Indiana Department of Child Services

── Termination: S S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-02046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Robb concur M.P. (“Father”)1 and Mother are parents of J.S., who was born on April 13, 2017. On April 25, 2017, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a petition alleging J.S. was a Child in Need of Services (“CHINS”). That same day, the trial court held a combined initial and detention hearing at which it ordered Child detained and found that: The DCS was unable to provide efforts to prevent removal of the Child as a result of the emergency nature of the situation surrounding the removal,...